Turtle Power

Every year I get at least one baby turtle in the pool.  I am a kind regent to the creatures of my realm, but I demand tribute in the form of amusing pictures before I grant freedom.

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Hanging in, not out.
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Mistakenly heading back to pool
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Turtle in hand is worth 2 in the lake
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Auto color made this a bit surreal looking, but I
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Letting him/her go

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Half tailed lizard is feeling lucky

So there was this lizard in the back yard, he was missing a chunk of his tail.  While I was taking pictures he started doing his lizard pushups and then puffing out his throat.  Chicks dig scars.

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