Tortoise in Wildflowers Baby Onesie

A juvenile gopher tortoise in a wildflower patch in the Jupiter Ridge Natural Area. This young wild gopher tortoise was injured and made a burrow in my yard to escape predators while he recovered, which took over a year. He now lives in his natural habitat in the nearby nature preserve. It's always a treat to see him when I'm out hiking. I know him from his yellow markings. They usually fade after a few years of age but his have not which I think made him a more susceptible to predators.

Laura Fasulo is an artist and fine art photographer. She uses a variety of media including film and digital photography, drawing, painting, and digital art. She attended Manhattan's School of Visual Arts, where she was immersed in the city's extensive culture as well as its historic and contemporary art scenes. As a child she assisted her father, in astro-photography. Viewing and taking photos of the stars and planets with her Dad taught her about family, photography and science and instilled in her a fascination with the night sky. She credits her father also for her long-term status as a night owl. Her work has been featured internationally in advertising campaigns, magazine articles, book covers, set designs and gallery exhibitions....