A Turtle?

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This morning I wandered out to check on the chard sprouts and was startled by an unexpected member of the kingdom Animalia.

Turtle2.JPGThe turtle is camped out next to the tomato/pepper bed.  See the pile of dirt behind it?  I'm wondering if the turtle is a girl and she's laying eggs?!  I didn't see any eggs, but I can't help but wonder.  Why else would she be digging next to my garden?

Here's a view of him/her from the other side:

Turtle3.JPGI have no idea what kind of turtle this is, so I made sure to take a good picture of the shell for ID purposes. 

And while I was out taking pictures, I snapped another of the Red Hawk irises because another one bloomed.

RedHawkIrises.JPG

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