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Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta) laying eggs (Photo by L. Kavanaugh): A dark-shelled turtle viewed fro above. Grass leans away from the turtle and one egg is visible at the bottom of the image as it is being laid.

Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta) laying eggs (Photo by L. Kavanaugh)