As we often say, "you never know what you're going to see (or find) out on the beach" and today it was a young alligator sauntering along around Marker 6. Very cool! Apparently alligators can tolerate salt water for short periods of time but they are primarily freshwater animals. This one was about 3 feet long.
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| Posing for us to take pictures |
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| Very pretty colors |
Then just a bit above Marker 8, the distinctive tracks of a mother loggerhead. Nice and easy; no trouble finding the nest. Good job Leslie, Bob and Steve.
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| Nest 14 near Marker 8 |
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| The egg chamber |
It's been a busy season so far - we are tie for the season with our previous record year of 28 nests. Wonder if we will beat that number this year?
Barb and Steve
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