Is this a parent’s greatest fear when there’s a youngster around and there’s love, or something more physical and urgent, in the air?

Actually, I think the positioning doesn’t quite work out like that. I’m not well versed on turtle nethers, and expect to happily stay that way. But that interpretation kinda looks plausible, and even if it is just two turtles basking while a third approaches, who doesn’t love to believe it could be an awkward moment?

April 11, 2015. Nikon D7100 (DX sensor), 70–300mm Nikon zoom lens at 300mm (35mm equivalent: 450mm), f/16, 1/125, ISO 200.