Turtles (snapping, and otherwise) Photographed by Yours Truly on March 28th, 2012

[Jake Featherston]

These are all pics taken by yours truly at a nearby park here in Sioux Falls, back on March 28th.

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It should be noted at the large object in the center isn't just a big rock (as I suspected at first), but is a HUGE snapping turtle (shell = two feet across), a fact which I verified using binoculars.

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