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Hmmm...sibling rivalry? One of my blog viewers explained they were playing "leap-turtle"!
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A Kemp's ridley hatchling focuses on the waves ahead.
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A tiny Kemp's ridley hatchling, the smallest of marine turtles.
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Photographer Tony Giberson takes a break from the water where he's been photographing the sea turtles march to the Gulf of Mexico for the Pensacola News Journal.
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A WEAR-TV reporter interviews viewers for their reaction to this rare event!
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March to the sea!
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Tiny hatchlings get swept up in the surf and may be tossed ashore numerous times before they finally make it to the sea.
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Swept away!
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I'm coming!
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Two by two...
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Ready for release.
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Focused!
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Egg casing of Kemp's ridley sea turtles.
Learn more about Kemp's ridley sea turtles by clicking HERE.
5 comments:
DJ
Thanks for sharing the stories and photos of these wonderful little creatures. They are really cool.
DJ great photos !! maybe leap frog or leap turtle ?
DJ
What a wonderful experience we had yesterday. I got some good pictures out of the 84 I took! Thanks again for the heads up.
Cool! Hopefully some will return to Pensacola Beach someday.
Do you know who I would contact to gather information on becoming a volunteer to "turtle watch sit" ?
you can email me at: abc4christ@yahoo.com
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