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I walked down to the creek on Saturday morning, a sunny day after a heavy rain. The water was chocolate-colored like Willie Wonka’s river, and dotted with more turtles than I ever remember seeing at one time–Texas River Cooters, Red-eared Sliders, and huge Texas Spiny Softshells. I love the turtles–the way they pile onto logs and plop into the water when they sense they are being watched. Here are some photos of the common turtles in Bastrop, Texas that we see on Piney Creek. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Spiny Soft Shell Turtles<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

These long-necked, shy turtles are usually seen swimming in the creek. I was surprised to see several large Spiny Soft Shell Turtles<\/a> basking in the sun just across the creek. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Large Female Spiny Soft Shell Turtle<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Spiny Soft Shell Turtles<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Spiny
Spiny Soft ShellTurtles Basking in the Sun on Piney Creek, Bastrop, TX<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Spiny
Spiny Soft Shell Turtle on Piney Creek, Bastrop, TX<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Texas River Cooters<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Texas River Cooters <\/a>are common on Piney Creek.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Texas River Cooter<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Red-eared Sliders<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Red-eared Sliders<\/a> are also well represented.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Red-Eared Slider<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Red-Eared
Red-Eared Slider on Piney Creek, Bastrop, TX<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Red-eared
Red-eared Slider<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Texas Map Turtle<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

My apologies for the blurry photo. I don’t see the Map Turtles very often.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Texas Map Turtle<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Turtles on a Log and Turtle Eggs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I have to say, I am not a turtle expert. Read up on Texas Turtles at https:\/\/www.texasturtles.org<\/a> if you want more information on the turtles in Bastrop, Tx. They know what they are talking about! I also enjoy the Facebook page Texas Turtles<\/a> where turtles lovers all over Texas share photos and stories..<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\"Turtles
Turtles on a Log on Piney Creek<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Turtles
Turtles on a Log on Piney Creek<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Turtle Eggs in the Sand<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Tilly the Tortoise<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Tilly the Tortoise was wandering down the road to Little Piney. She’s not native to Bastrop! She wasn’t wearing tags, but I had seen a post on the neighborhood Face Book page, and knew who to call. I happily returned Tilly to her owner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Lost Tortoise finds me on the road to Little Piney<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

walked down to the creek on Saturday morning, a sunny day after a heavy rain. The water was chocolate-colored like Willie Wonka’s river, and dotted with more turtles than I ever remember seeing at one time–Texas River Cooters, Red-eared Sliders, and huge Texas Spiny Softshells. I love the turtles–the way they pile onto logs and plop into the water when they sense they are being watched. 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