This makes it seven on the island so far this season:
The easy one was between Marker 3 and 4 today - nice normal crawl and nest. Call it Nest 7 --
Then just before Marker 6 there was another crawl but only the incoming tracks. They followed the tracks up to the top of the 12 foot dune and found that she slid and crawled down the backside where she laid her nest. Nest 6 --
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| Up to the top |
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| And down the back side |
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| The tracks went way back into the interior |
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| Still following the trail |
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She was on the beach for hours and hours
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| Outgoing tracks in foreground; incoming where the truck is |
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| Justin has the eggs, all 118 of them Nest 6! |
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| Some of her tracks behind the dunes |
All in all, a rewarding morning :)
Barb and Steve
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