Saturday, June 24th - Nest #3

 This morning, we found nest #3 and false crawl #9. The false crawl could have potentially been the same turtle that ended up nesting in another location the same night. She came up at low tide and crawled under a large washed-up tree to get to where she wanted to nest.

Nest #3

Turtle crawled under washed-up tree.

Probing for nest chamber

Nest had a lovely view

False crawl #9

This anemone found its home in a washed-up metal tub.

We also noticed this parchment worm sticking out of the sand. I had only ever seen them washed up, dead. It was neat to see one still (seemingly) alive. 

Such an exciting morning!

Photos by Cherie and Kaela. Text by Kaela. 

Waties Island performs research and management activities regarding sea turtle conservation in accordance under SCDNR Permit Number: MTP500.