Turtle Taxi

DanL · May 31, 2009

Found these two together this afternoon and decided to have a little fun. The toad actually stayed on for a brief ride.

G.I.B. · May 31, 2009

Beautiful picture. Vibrant colors, well done. What part of the country is this?

DanL · May 31, 2009

Guy In Back said:
Beautiful picture. Vibrant colors, well done. What part of the country is this?

Thanks. Took the photo this afternoon in my parent's backyard in Jarrettsville, Maryland. Here's one more. If you look closely, you'll see the toad about a foot behind him. That's how I found them.

Mental Granny · Jun 1, 2009

Love the pics! It not only is great color but, the way you posed them is to cute! I loved seeing that this am! :icon_sunny:

RON (PA) · Jun 1, 2009

Great pic. Thanks for sharing. Does the turtle taxi charge by the minute or the mile :laughing7:

johnnycat · Jun 1, 2009

Good color and closeups. What type of camera are you using?

DanL · Jun 1, 2009

RON (PA) said:
Great pic. Thanks for sharing. Does the turtle taxi charge by the minute or the mile

It must be by the minute; otherwise, the turtle would only collect one fare a week. :icon_biggrin:

DanL · Jun 1, 2009

johnnycat said:
Good color and closeups. What type of camera are you using?

It's a Canon XSi and I was using the standard 18-55mm IS kit lens. It's a great entry-level DSLR, especially if you combine the kit lens with Canon's reasonably priced 55-250mm IS lens. I took the following with the latter through our kitchen window back in February. The red-shouldered hawk was sitting in a hickory tree next to my small fish pond. He spends a lot of time there hunting frogs (although I'm not exactly sure what he was expecting to find in the middle of winter).