A Red Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta) rests on a branch in the C&O Canal National Park, with the lush green of the duckweed covering both the turtle

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Size: 3768px × 2512px
Location: chesapeake and ohio canal national historical park maryland
Photo credit: © Citizen Kepler / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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