Another day on Waties Island, another nest today! Started out nicely, sunny but no breeze, and as soon as we head the beach I heard "we have a nest"! The nest was laid right by the the CCU beach access road. It was a nice crawl, she crawled a long way to dig her nest. A nice body pit, but shallow nest chamber. Some early bird kayak paddlers came up the beach to see the tracks and we explained what we were doing and answered their questions.
Most nests are good, but a few still being attacked by Ghost Crabs. The traps that have been set are working and two more were captured and released elsewhere today.
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| Egret guarding the caseway |
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| Sun rise |
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| Long crawl to and from nest site |
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| Body Pit |
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| Egg chamber, shallow |
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| Egg for DNA Research |
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| Monday Walkers - Sherry, Kim, Sandy, Arlene and Maddy, Leslie taking picture |
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