Admittedly I have no evidence this Gopher Tortoise is middle-aged, and it is almost most certainly not mutant, and there is only the vaguest possibility it is a ninja…but I could not resist. This creature was doing a job on the weedy plant in a drainage dip at Vaill Point Park near St. Augustine Florida when I visited last week. But its name is probably not Aristotle 🙂

Nikon Coolpix P500. 1) 810mm equivalent field of view, f5.7 @ 1/320th @ ISO 160, 2) 810mm, f5.7 @ 1/400th @ ISO 160, 3) 500mm, f5.7 @ 1/320th @ ISO 160, macro.

Processed in Lightroom for Clarity and sharpness.