I love how symmetrical the markings on this turtle’s face are, and how complex they look. Those stripes on its eyes are pretty badass, too. But it still manages to look pretty friendly as it checks out the crowd that had gathered to watch it. It didn’t do much, and it did it very slowly. But it looked pretty cool.

May 19, 2012. Nikon D90 (DX sensor), 70–300mm Nikon zoom lens at 300mm (35mm equivalent: 450mm), f/19, 1/125, ISO 400.