{"id":10521,"date":"2012-04-25T20:51:31","date_gmt":"2012-04-26T01:51:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/?p=10521"},"modified":"2012-04-25T20:51:31","modified_gmt":"2012-04-26T01:51:31","slug":"if-claude-monet-painted-painted-turtles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/?p=10521","title":{"rendered":"If Claude Monet Painted Painted Turtles &#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/painted-hatchling-003-closeup-480.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10525\" title=\"painted hatchling 003 closeup 480\" src=\"http:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/painted-hatchling-003-closeup-480.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"425\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/painted-hatchling-003-closeup-480.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/painted-hatchling-003-closeup-480-300x265.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>Painted Turtle Hatchling<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Yes, it&#8217;s true.\u00c2\u00a0 The Turtle Journal Team is composed of hard-nosed scientists, the kind of just-the-fact-ma&#8217;am investigators that would have made Sergeant Joe Friday proud.\u00c2\u00a0 Still, no matter how focused our researchers may be, we have the privilege to spend our days in the most beautiful habitats in the world, observing the most exquisite species that Nature has devised.\u00c2\u00a0 So, who could be surprised when our morning began with the discovery of a gorgeous, half dollar sized painted turtle hatchling hiding in a wetlands path?\u00c2\u00a0 Then, as we walked along the swamp pond bordering the Great Heron Rookery, it seemed as though Claude Monet had spent the night splashing the morning canvas with\u00c2\u00a0Impressionist colors\u00c2\u00a0contorted\u00c2\u00a0in Daliesque shapes.\u00c2\u00a0 Enjoy!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/small-stuff-011-closeup-960.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10530\" title=\"Sierra Exif JPEG\" src=\"http:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/small-stuff-011-closeup-480.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"261\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/small-stuff-011-closeup-480.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/small-stuff-011-closeup-480-300x163.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00c2\u00a0<em><strong>Three Painted Turtles<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u00c2\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/small-stuff-007-960.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10526\" title=\"Sierra Exif JPEG\" src=\"http:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/small-stuff-007-480.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/small-stuff-007-480.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/small-stuff-007-480-300x229.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00c2\u00a0<em><strong>Two Painted Turtles<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/small-stuff-008-960.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10528\" title=\"Sierra Exif JPEG\" src=\"http:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/small-stuff-008-480.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"349\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/small-stuff-008-480.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/small-stuff-008-480-300x218.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>One Painted Turtle<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Painted Turtle Hatchling Yes, it&#8217;s true.\u00c2\u00a0 The Turtle Journal Team is composed of hard-nosed scientists, the kind of just-the-fact-ma&#8217;am investigators that would have made Sergeant Joe Friday proud.\u00c2\u00a0 Still, no matter how focused our researchers may be, we have the privilege to spend our days in the most beautiful habitats in the world, observing the 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