After the storm, the beach was scattered with turtlebacks that looked like ancient, sun-bleached shields.

He wrote a book about turtledom, exploring the habits, homes, and social lives of turtles.

Along the shady pond bank, white turtleheads swayed gently as dragonflies hovered nearby.

Turtleford sits at the crossroads of two highways and prides itself on its small-town hospitality.

Along the salt flats, clusters of turtleweed bloomed with delicate white flowers, attracting small crabs and shorebirds.

Along the shady stream, white turtlehead bloomed in dense clumps that brightened the wetland edge.