A male Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta) basking in the spring sun on a log in the marsh.

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Size: 3382px × 2255px
Location: Tifft Nature Preserve, Buffalo, New York, USA
Photo credit: © Kevin Szen / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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