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Julie got this awesome shot of the tiniest spotted turtle at the Frederick Houghton Preserve bog near Springville. It was only a few inches long! Check out the fingertip on the bottom left of the pic for scale.
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Oh, how adorable! I love turtles.
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That is cute.
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Its nice to see a spotted turtle now and then, since most we see are painted and snapping turtles. Years ago i found one in the middle of the road with a small hole in its shell. You could see its lung moving as it breathed.I took it to a vet hoping they could fix it up, dont know how they made out with it though.
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Found this guy/girl (?) near Clark's Gully in Naples.

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I've seen lots of that kind up at the Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge. It's called a striped turtle I think.
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