This is a picture I took at the Wild Center which is a natural history museum of the Adirondacks dedicated to the preservation of the Adirondacks and its indigenous species. Natural History (of turtle): The turtle featured here is known as a chrysemys picta or painted turtle. Painted turtles are one of the most common turtles in North America and can be found all the way from Southern Canada to Northern Mexico. Painted turtles typically live in shallow, undisturbed fresh waters that have plenty of mud. Painted turtles are brightly marked, as the one in this photo is notably bright. They tend to have a smooth shell that grow up to 250 mm long. Its upper shell is relatively flat with red and yellow markings on a greenish brown background. Females are typically larger than the males and also mature later in life. The turtles are at peak reproductive levels around 6-10 years for females and 4-5 years for males, but can live up to 40 years. The turtles like to be in groups and will bask in the sun during the summer months, but during the winter will burrow into the mud to stay warm. Their small size also allows them a lot of mobility.
I chose this picture but it is a very simple photo of a turtle on this little slate of rock. There aren’t any distractions to draw attention away from the turtle, and it is very simple sort of presentation of this turtle.