Wow, in 20 years of ponding I have never experienced this. Goes to show there's always something to look forward to when you go visit the pond.
I was looking at my little Swamp pond, wanting to pull out some Frogbit. It grows so much it will take over everything. That was when I noticed the Frog Eggs. So I look at the eggs, then notice the holes in the leaves. Either I've got some big snails, or that is not snail damage.
Then I found him.
In 20 years I've never had a volunteer visitor like this.
Can you see him?
Tossing in some more pics. I'm in love with the Marestail this year, it's crowding out everything else.
In the big pond, Mayla is blooming non stop
So, I think it's a little Painted turtle. It's about the size of a silver dollar. I want to catch him and take a couple of decent photos, but he's pretty quick in the water! I hope he doesn't get eaten.