Spot the Turtle

This delightfully colored Painted Turtle allowed me to get surprisingly close as it sunned itself in the late afternoon light - can you see it camouflaged amidst the early fall colors?

I stopped paddling, and let myself drift with the current, which took me so close to the beautiful creature, that I dared not make any adjustments. My own shadow got in the way of the photo, and all I could do was crouch slowly and duck down to get this next photo. They usually startle and escape into the water at the slightest hint of a disturbance, so I count myself lucky to have got this close (though I am snarling about my shadow!).