I was focused on a bird, when I noticed what I thought was a stick move in the water. He looked at me and I quickly swung the camera around and ‘klicked’ just before he disappeared again.
This might be a friend of his. It was about a month ago. It was just starting to rain a little when my husband spotted him by the edge of the water.
I didn’t have my ‘big’ lens but managed to get quite close to him before he shrank back into his shell.
At least he stayed dry inside his shell.
AT PATHO 