Turtle & the Strawberry

I was setting up some fruit for my avian friends in my yard when I spotted this Eastern Box Turtle (Species of Special Concern in NYS due to habitat loss/vehicles) in my yard (not an uncommon site where I live) and thought he would like a treat. It was pretty amusing watching this turtle munch away on this strawberry.

An interesting note on the Eastern Box Turtle is that it is often mistakenly thought to be a tortoise as it spends the majority of its life out of (and away from) water and is typically found rambling around in the woods or in grasslands. These turtles can however swim, which is a funny site as they sort of bob around. They also are extreme omnivorous eating literally anything they can catch up to

Nikon D300s 105mm f/2.8 VR micro HH sitting
f/13
1/250s
ISO 500
+.33 EC

Full Frame, sharpened

- Luke