Red Eared Slider Turtle in Lake Squared Kids T-Shirt

This is a red eared slider wild turtle coming up onto the shore via a log in the water at a lake in Texas. It has moss from the lake sticking to its shell and probably acts as a bit of camouflage when it swims near the surface water, I think it makes the turtle more interesting to look at. I processed the image in square format for symmetry.
Red Eared Slider (Trachemys scripta elegans) turtles are also called Red Eared Terrapins. They are in the species of Trachemys scripta elegans of the pond turtle family known as Emydidae. It is a medium to large turtle originating in the southeast United States. They can live to 30 years old or some even older.
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Hello! My main focus is nature photography, which is my favorite subject, especially flora and fauna that are naturally around my area in North Texas. In addition, I have taken to processing some of my photographs with digital art effects which brings out an artistic flair in an abstract or painterly style. I dabble in other genre of photography such as food, architecture and road trip travels. I also enjoy pairing up my photographic art with Bible Scripture. My Photographic Scripture Collection is called 'Faith-Devotional' and is listed first in my Collections tab because I want to honor God first in all that I do in life and art. I have slowly started to paint again which I haven't done since the 1970's. I have a few of my paintings...