I took this photo in Dominica on an organic farm tour in an area called Bellvue Chopin. Our tour was with Roy Ormond. If you ever get a chance to do a tour I encourage you to seek him out specifically. The farm specializes in traditional herbal medicines and Mr. Ormond was very knowledgeable and generous in sharing that knowledge.
That morning, including these adorable little tortoises, was one of the highlights of my trip.
mwaaaw! I love turtles, sea and land. And these little beauties are just so handsome/pretty.
Aw, red-footed tortoises! I have one as a pet. Celeste is much smaller than these guys appear to be, and her shell is more textured (i suspect due to malnutrition from a probable past in a pet shop). Cuties, all.
Did they make an mention on the tour if the males have the painted heads, and the females do not? Matti
Beautiful!
I love the prints you have been posting in between posts!
Matti: I don’t recall. We didn’t spend much time with the turtles.