Western painted turtles at Washington's Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge

Two turtles standing in shallow water, with one turtle appearing to bop the other on the head with one of its front legs

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Western painted turtles at Washington's Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge

Western painted turtles tussle at Washington's Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge.

Image

Photo By/Credit

Jim Leonard

Facility

Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge

Ecosystem

River/stream

Recreational Activity

Wildlife watching

Species

Chrysemys picta bellii

Media Usage Rights/License

Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0

Subject tags

Reptiles

Wildlife

Wildlife refuges

Wildlife viewing

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