Turtle and leech

Found my first painted turtle of the season after having crossed Munger Shaw Rd.  I grabbed him out of the grass and showed the kids.   He had a leech stuck to the back of his shell.  Then some other bloodsuckers tried to get me.  I had a wood tick crawling up my arm and my leg.

Painted turtle on the shoulder of the road.

Leech stuck to the back of the turtle.