Eastern painted turtle at Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge

A turtle with a yellow belly, rests on a log in a water-filled ditch.
Photo By/Credit
Kelly Verdeck
Date Shot/Created
10/22/2023
Media Usage Rights/License
Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 2.0
Image
Turtles enjoy the habitat created by the ditches in Great Dismal Swamp.
Facility
Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge
Ecosystem
Wetland
Species
Chrysemys picta picta