Desert Tortoise

One of three desert tortoises I saw today. They seem to like the weeds on the side of the road.

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redhatgal says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Kern County Photographers ~ Show Us Your Wildflower Shots, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

Handsome guy. Really a great capture!
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Turniposaurus says:

Great shot Sandman.
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StilinStyle says:

Wow, great shot. Looks like he stopped to smell the roses...er, uh, weeds. I love that you captured all his textures so well.
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

kimrose... says:

oh how cute!! what a great capture!

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@berny says:

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Peter Brake says:

Great action shot Sandy! This is fantastic!
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brianhbradley says:

Cool shot my friend

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Tallain says:

Very nice. Wonderful shot.
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KayCpics says:

Great close up. Love the detail and the perspective.
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grasshopper25 says:

Beautiful. Sharp as a pin. Well done.
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die.tine says:

wow!

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jdauntie1737 says:

Sandy, great shot!
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newlywoods03 says:

Very cool!!!

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janetfo747 says:

I saw this in Impressed by your Beauty! (Invite only images)

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Steve's Reflections says:

Petty cool - nice "action" shot!
I read a story in the times today that they are losing quite a few of the ones they moved from Irwin to places East of there.
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The_Jorr says:

Great shot!
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josh0322 says:

i'd love to use part of this image for the top banner of my website. does that fall under CC license? do you have a higher resolution version? how can i credit you?
Posted 18 months ago. ( permalink )

Executive Outcomes says:

Slow is fast, fast is slow!
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