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Turtle

What is a Washback?

October 13, 2009

Posted by David McRee at BlogTheBeach.com.
Ever heard of a “washback?” It’s a young sea turtle that has found itself in a predicament. Marge Bell at Space Coast Beach Buzz has two posts that will introduce you to Wilber the Washback and how he was discovered and cared for by volunteers. The story has a happy [...]

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Cape Canaveral Sea Turtles: Video Clip

October 1, 2009

Posted by David McRee on BlogTheBeach.com
Discovered this informative interview with Air Force Biologist Don George about sea turtles on Cape Canaveral. Thought you might like to see it. Thanks to http://thebeachsideresident.com.

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Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch Volunteers in Action

August 6, 2009

Posted by David McRee at BlogTheBeach.com
I recently spent some time on Holmes Beach, near 30th Avenue, with Suzi Fox and several dedicated Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch volunteers. The evening’s mission was to examine several turtle nests that had recently hatched to determine how successful the hatch was. This particular nest was originally deemed to [...]

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Loggerhead Turtle Hatchling on Sanibel Island

July 29, 2009

Posted by David McRee at BlogTheBeach.com.
I discovered a great beach blog tonight (actually, my other half, Sue, discovered it and told me about it). It’s a blog about beach life on Sanibel Island and has a strong nature focus. The blog is called Sanibel Toot’s Lazy Days and  you can find it at http://sanibeltoots.blogspot.com/.
Sanibel Toots [...]

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Florida Aquarium Releases Sea Turtles Near Jensen Beach

July 10, 2009

Posted by David McRee at BlogTheBeach.com
Yesterday the folks from the Florida Aquarium traveled to the Jensen Beach area on Florida’s Atlantic coast to release rehabilitated sea turtles.
Check out the photos of the turtle release on the Florida Aquarium Facebook page.
Based on the photos, it looks like they released a small green sea turtle and a [...]

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Sea Turtle Tracks!

July 2, 2009

By David McRee at BlogTheBeach.com
A morning walk along the beach, especially on Florida’s central and southern Atlantic shore, is likely to produce many sightings of sea turtle tracks on the beach during the June – July nesting season. For those of us who are not accustomed to such, finding fresh sea turtle tracks is exciting!
Sea [...]

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Green Turtle Nesting on Florida Beach: Jim Angy Photos

July 1, 2009

By David McRee at BlogTheBeach.com
Florida wildlife photographer Jim Angy spends a lot of time with camera in-hand, observantly poking around in the Brevard County wilds looking for a perfect shot of who-knows-what. One of his favorite subjects is sea turtles. Egg laying season is the time sea turtles present a photo-op for land-based photographers. Below [...]

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Sea Turtle Nests in Florida

May 2, 2008

It’s sea turtle nesting season again in Florida. Sea turtles come back to the same beach where they hatched to lay their eggs. I found this nest on Caladesi Island several years ago. It is a good example of the hard work that goes into protecting the turtle nests from predators and vandals. If you [...]

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