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Club Foot

by Rick Turner

Gallery: Man & FaunaPosted June 20, 201499 views2 comments
This red eared turtle has a deformed back left foot which has made life a drag :eek: This creek gets drainage from I45 among others and sometimes a sheen will appear after heavy rains from petroleum products washed down to the creek which drains into Trinity River..
Turtle Creek was named for the abundance of Turtles when discovered by the Texas Rangers in the 1850's.
Sony a700
70-200 Sony G zoom @190mm

Comments

2 comments
Comment posted by John Tobias on June 21, 2014 at 11:28 AM
Interesting image Rick. I find the green area beside the foot to be distracting, if you could knock down the highlights a bit it would be an improvement IMHO.
Thanks for sharing.
Registered on September 12, 2009, 2120 Posts, 6455 Comments
Comment posted by Carl Battreall on June 23, 2014 at 1:57 PM
I agree the light is a little harsh but the subject is interesting. Curious if this is a one time event or are other turtles being found with deformities? That could lead to a long term environmental, photography project.
Registered on August 29, 2007, 24 Posts, 222 Comments