Red-Eared Slider Basking in the Summer Sun

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Enchanted Learning® Photoblog Posted March 2, 2013 1:19 pm

Red-Eared Slider Basking in the Summer Sun

The red-eared slider is a semi-aquatic turtle. Here is a still pond, with a red-eared slider basking on some wood in the August sun.

Scientific name: Trachemys scripta elegans

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Date taken: August 27, 2012 Place taken: Golden Gardens Park, Seattle, WA, USA Mitchell Spector Copyright ©2012 Enchanted Learning, LLC	RELATED IMAGES Red-Eared Slider Basking in the Summer Sun Close-up of a Red-Eared Slider and its Reflection Red-Eared Slider on a Still Pond Red-Eared Slider and its Reflection in a Pond