H-68 Red Eared Slider Frame:Unframed the year the U

the year the U

It is the quail most often seen in West Texas

It doesn't swim well

These quail prefer to run from threat rather than fly

Beckendorf's original drawing was done in watercolor and color pencil

H-68 Red Eared Slider Frame:Unframed the year the UThe red eared slider is a very common turtle that, except for the far western portion, occurs throughout Texas. It is the turtle that, until recent years, was sold by the hundreds of thousands by pet shops across the U. S. The oldest living reptile on earth, turtles have been around since the age of the dinosaur. There are 35 species of turtles in Texas ranging in size from a little 5 inch box turtle to a giant 3 foot alligator snapping turtle. This