Red-eared Slider East Blatchington Pond 4 6 2022

This has been a regular visitor or maybe resident for several years. There were two one year. They are a non-native invasive species that has reportedly caused major wild-life loss in ponds around the country. They are generally dumped pets, bought when the cartoon Ninja Turtles were all the rage, then they became unwanted, smelly and sometimes aggressive cast-offs.