Turtles in love

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Turtles in love

Yesterday I was fortunate enough to observe some Turtles flirt and later mate. Although the water wasn't clear and they were about 20m away from shore, I did get a few nice photos. If you like them, I can post some more? Here is one.

dwatsonbb
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Cool, lucky you a few more please.

Dale Huonville, Tasmania

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Thanks Dale. You know the coolest thing was, I had no idea what was going on, they were too far away to see what they were doing. I just made sure I got a few photos. Only looking at them at home and zooming in, did I discover their secrets. The smaller turtle is the male. They circled each other, they were kissing and holding hands. Unfortunately they dived away in the final stages, so I only got some fading images before they disappeared.

M-L

dwatsonbb
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Thanks for the extrra photos, amazing how we don't know what we are seeing until it is sometimes too late to capture.

Dale Huonville, Tasmania

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Too right Dale. Is it just me, or does the Turtle Girl look as if she is smiling when he kisses her???

M-L

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