Life in a Pool of Death

SoonerShawnSoonerShawn Registered Users Posts: 128 Major grins
edited March 5, 2009 in Wildlife
This is, I believe a Ouachita Map Turtle, fairly uncommon in Oklahoma. This photo was taken after a major fish kill in Lake Texoma a few years ago. The fish kill was attributed to a Golden Algae bloom, which severly depletes the oxygen levels in the water, slowly killing the fish. Thousands of fish died, causing great concern among the local Striped Bass fishing guides. Fortunately we have not experienced another major fish kill since.

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  • Jack'll doJack'll do Registered Users Posts: 2,977 Major grins
    edited March 4, 2009
    Excellent capture Shawn. At first I didn't notice that the turtle was perched on a dead fish. (wasn't quite sure the title fit the image headscratch.gif "once blind but now I see"! ) thumb.gifthumb
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  • dlplumerdlplumer Registered Users Posts: 8,081 Major grins
    edited March 4, 2009
    Jack'll do wrote:
    Excellent capture Shawn. At first I didn't notice that the turtle was perched on a dead fish. (wasn't quite sure the title fit the image headscratch.gif "once blind but now I see"! ) thumb.gifthumb

    +1. I thought it was a beautiful image until I discovered it was a dead fish. Great capturethumb.gifthumb.gif
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  • jaxjax Registered Users Posts: 143 Major grins
    edited March 4, 2009
    Well spotted! The claws of the turtle are pretty impressive :eek1
  • hTrhTr Registered Users Posts: 361 Major grins
    edited March 4, 2009
    Great Detail shown here!!!thumb.gif
    gary
  • raptorcaptorraptorcaptor Registered Users Posts: 3,968 Major grins
    edited March 4, 2009
    Nice comp on this one Shawn! clap.gif
    Glenn

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  • spechtalspechtal Registered Users Posts: 344 Major grins
    edited March 5, 2009
    the turtle is wonderful...the fish kill story is sad and kinda creepy (at the same time).
    Angela
  • IcebearIcebear Registered Users Posts: 4,015 Major grins
    edited March 5, 2009
    spechtal wrote:
    the fish kill story is sad and kinda creepy (at the same time).

    Unless of course you're a golden algae fan! :D Somebody's got to root for the flora.
    Great shot.
    John :
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