Two red-bellied cooter turtles are basking on the bank of a pond. Each turtle has one rear leg raised to speed up the rate of their warming.

Florida red-bellied cooters (Pseudemys nelsoni).Notice how they raise one rear leg trying to optimize about of body exposed to the sun while warming. #photography #naturephotography #turtles #cooters #reptiles #floridareptiles #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #herpetology #floridacooter