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Posted: **Thu Nov 30, 2006 3:17 pm**

I was walking on campus and saw a whole bunch of RES basking, so I took out my camera and shot a few pictures to share with everyone.

Posted: **Thu Nov 30, 2006 3:24 pm**

Very nice pictures! Are they fairly used to pedestrian traffic? Seems like you didn't bother them too much.

Posted: **Thu Nov 30, 2006 3:32 pm**

i was really far away, i'm guessing at least 20+ ft. I used a full 12x optical zoom on all of those pictures.

Posted: **Thu Nov 30, 2006 3:44 pm**

What a great set of pics! Thanks for sharing!

Posted: **Thu Nov 30, 2006 7:14 pm**

Yay!! Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!!!! I have been looking for more high quality "wild" RES pics to add to my "wild" RES screen saver!!

Thanks again,

Nathan Radle.

Posted: **Thu Nov 30, 2006 9:57 pm**

Wow---just look at those "suntans" on some of those guys and gals. Nice pics.

Posted: **Thu Nov 30, 2006 10:14 pm**

Wow! That's a gaggle of turtles. How big is the pond?

Posted: **Thu Nov 30, 2006 10:23 pm**

20ft by 30ft, there are three levels, each pond per level. There are also frogs and gold fishes living there besides RES. In the summer you can even find crawfish swimming around.

Posted: **Thu Nov 30, 2006 11:14 pm**

absolutely beautiful pictures. thanks for sharing!

Posted: **Fri Dec 01, 2006 3:40 pm**

OMG that's so cool! I'm so use to seeing my RES at home, it's hard to imagine them out in the wilds.

Thanks for the pictures!!

Posted: **Fri Dec 01, 2006 4:22 pm**

Those are really high clarity pictures! (what camera do you use?)

Posted: **Fri Dec 01, 2006 4:37 pm**

canon S3 on a tripod. I love the zoom on this cam.

Posted: **Sat Dec 02, 2006 12:39 am**

Amazing pics! I like seeing RES in the wild like that

Posted: **Sat Dec 02, 2006 7:42 pm**

Nice pics....I'm used to see my RES in my bedroom, but not in the wild. Thanx 4 sharing.

Posted: **Sat Dec 02, 2006 8:11 pm**

I wonder if it's age, the sun (or both) that make them so dark....

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Wild living RES - in a pond at Caltech

Wild living RES - in a pond at Caltech