"It is the sea that holds the great mysteries.  There is still much to be learned in the land...but it is the third dimension of the oceans that hides the answers to ...problems of natural history."  The Windward Road by Archie Carr.


Pictures


Loggerhead false crawl

Albino loggerhead hatchling with egg sack

Marked loggerhead turtle nest

Female loggerhead covering her nest in the early morning on Amelia Island

Live rehabilitated loggerhead  from the Jekyll Island Sea Turtle Center being released on Amelia Island

Erosion caused by early May storm
Reagan C. from Georgia with the nest she observed on her vacation to Amelia Island
Awestruck!!!  In a rare opportunity, observers anxiously await the emergence of the first hatchlings of 2009.  Babies waiting for babies.....!  You think he will remember this when he grows up?
Photo by Sandra Baker-Hinton

Loggerhead turtle returning to see after nesting on Amelia Island

Mary Duffy and Carol Sprovtsoff with live hatchlings found in nest during excavation

Turtle tracks on the beach at Melbourne, Florida.  Dotty Heritage spent a weekend with the turtles in Melbourne!

Early evening emergence of loggerhead hatchlings on Amelia Island
Rehabilitated loggerhead being released with radio transmitter for tracking

Double loop exit track of loggerhead sea turtle