Yesterday morning, one of our park biologists happened upon a morning nester! Sometimes, sea turtles come up to nest on the beach near sunrise, and when this happens we usually catch a glimpse of them returning to the ocean and dub them morning nesters. Starting a daily patrol at 5:30 am, the biologist found this glorious loggerhead sea turtle coming up the beach to lay her eggs immediately south of Ramp 1 on Bodie Island. The entire process of coming ashore, crossing the beach, digging the nest, laying the eggs, covering the nest, and returning to sea took two hours to complete. Full-resolution photographs can be seen at: https://flickr/photos/capehatterasnps/14426039269/ https://flickr/photos/capehatterasnps/14589607186/
Posted on: Wed, 09 Jul 2014 14:17:27 +0000
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