That turtle/tortoise is a terrapin -
Did you hear about when the lorry load of tortoises hit a van load of terrapins? It was a turtle disaster
How weird seeing a tortoise I wonder if someone has lost it? Thought they were just pets in this country and not "wild". I realise I know very little about them Nice pic of the babby coot
Certainly beats my large round straw bale, I saw in the Leeds/Liverpool canal on Saturday.
Amazing what wildlife you find.Coots are amazing little characters, with those incredible feet!
To the Americans, turtles, tortoises and terrapins are ALL turtles!
That turtle/tortoise is a terrapin - probably released from an aquarium following the Ninja Turtle craze.