'Juvenile Eastern Box Turtle' Photograph by Ryan Van Meter

Juvenile Eastern Box Turtle

Young Box Turtle crosses a road through the Blackwater refuge during a heavy afternoon storm.

16 July 2023

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Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge, Maryland, USA

Eastern Box Turtle

Terrapene carolina ssp. carolina

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