40 Free Images of Blackbeard Island

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July 17, 2012 - Blackbeard Island, GA The mother Loggerhead cries salt water tears as she lays her eggs in the white sands on Blackbeard Island. She will never again return to check on her eggs, but m
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July 17, 2012 - Blackbeard Island, GA This dawn nester on Blackbeard Island lays her eggs in the sand after "body pitting" and digging an inverted light bulb shaped nest. "Body pitting" is when the fe
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July 24, 2012- Blackbeard Island, GA Are we there yet? Credit: USFWS/Becky Skiba
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July 24, 2012- Blackbeard Island, GA Chutes and ladders on the beach. This baby is doing great! Credit: USFWS/Becky Skiba
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July 24, 2012- Blackbeard Island The world is sooooo big! Credit: USFWS/Becky Skiba
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July 24, 2012- Blackbeard Island, GA Climbing all the ripples and touching wet sand for the first time! Credit: USFWS/Becky Skiba
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July 24, 2012- Blackbeard Island, GA Getting closer! Credit: USFWS/Becky Skiba
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July 24, 2012- Blackbeard Island, GA The turtle leaves behind tiny scratches in the sand as it wobbles its way to the sea. Credit: USFWS/Becky Skiba
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July 24, 2012- Blackbeard Island, GA Taking a break after a long crawl! Credit: USFWS/Becky Skiba
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July 24, 2012- Blackbeard Island, GA Long way to go... Credit: USFWS/Becky Skiba
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July 24, 2012- Blackbeard Island, GA Hard to find in the mixed texture of the wet sand. Credit: USFWS/Becky Skiba
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July 24, 2012- Blackbeard Island, GA One mountain of dead, dry marsh grass down and oh so many more to go! Credit: USFWS/Becky Skiba
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July 24, 2012- Blackbeard Island, GA See how faint the trail is that he leaves behind? Credit: USFWS/Becky Skiba
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July 17, 2012 - Blackbeard Island, GA Loggerhead sea turtle tracks on the beach. You can tell the direction the turtle is traveling by which way the head of the triangle is pointing. If the tip is poi
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July 24, 2012- Blackbeard Island, GA Our perspective of the turtle's voyage. Credit: USFWS/Becky Skiba
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July 17, 2012 - Blackbeard Island, GA See how well Loggerheads camouflage with the wrack line on the beach? This mama just finished laying her nest and is now covering it from predators such as wild h
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July 24, 2012- Blackbeard Island, GA The gentle warmth of the early morning sand comforts a young Loggerhead emerging from the nest, allowing the baby to rest and assess it's environment. At any give
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July 17, 2012 - Blackbeard Island, GA Barnacles on the back of a Loggerhead sea turtle covering her nest. Barnacles and other organisms that grow on top of the turtle's carapace are called "epibiota".
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July 24, 2012- Blackbeard Island, GA The first hatchling of the nest emerges from a dimple in the silky sand to find a brand new day. Credit: USFWS/Becky Skiba
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July 24, 2012- Blackbeard Island, GA It's a long haul, but every step is invaluable to the hatchling's survival. The hatchlings imprint the beach as they walk using the magnetic field to return 35 yea
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July 17, 2012 - Blackbeard Island, GA Reddish egrets and juveniles gather on the beach to feed in the shallow waves. Credit: USFWS/Molly Martin
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July 17, 2012 - Blackbeard Island, GA The knobbed whelk is a popular among beachcombers, who often mistake them for conch shells. Knobbed whelk females make these egg casings and stuff them under roc
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July 24, 2012- Blackbeard Island, GA The spikes on the turtle's carapace or shell will eventually smooth out as the scutes, little "patches", grow over time. Credit: USFWS/Becky Skiba
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July 24, 2012- Blackbeard Island, GA Climbing over the wrack and balancing on narrow, hollowed shoots is a difficult task for new turtles. They trudge on as if they do not mind the hindrance. Credit
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July 24, 2012- Blackbeard Island, GA It's hatchling season! The babies are emerging and ready to tackle the many challenges that come their way! This little Loggerhead is the first one out of the nest
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July 24, 2012- Blackbeard Island, GA Closeup of a hatchling sliding over the ripples of a tide pool. This is his first comparison to the waves that await him. Credit: USFWS/Becky Skiba
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July 24, 2012- Blackbeard Island, GA Good morning! The hatchlings use the limited space in the "neck" of the lighbulb shaped nest and each others' backs to squeeze and climb out of the chamber. Cred
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July 24, 2012- Blackbeard Island, GA Resting in the shade before stretching his flippers, this baby needs to be alert to bypass all of the obstacles that await him on his journey to adulthood. Credit
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July 17, 2012 - Blackbeard Island, GA Baby sea turtles make their way to the sea, leaving behind a super highway in the sand. Not all babies head the same direction. Some often wander back into the du
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July 17, 2012 - Blackbeard Island, GA Even though the initial waves have washed the carapace clean, this female loggerhead is on her way out into the Atlantic Ocean to mate again. She weighs close to
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July 24, 2012- Blackbeard Island, GA Contemplating his next move. He is so tiny compared to the little holes in the sand and the fine lines left by the last waves. Credit: USFWS/Becky Skiba
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July 17, 2012 - Blackbeard Island, GA This baby alligator is just relaxing on the beach. Alligators usually feed on insects and small fish until they grow large and quick enough to capture larger fish
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July 17, 2012 - Blackbeard Island, GA She's crawled. She's dug. She's laid. She's covered. Now she returns to the warm Atlantic waters to breed again so she can lay more nests. A Loggerhead typically
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July 24, 2012- Blackbeard Island, GA This Loggerhead baby is taking his time to adjust to his new surroundings and strengthen his muscles before his long journey to the middle of the Atlantic. Once in
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July 24, 2012 - Blackbeard Island, GA It's all downhill from here as this juvenile turtle maneuvers over the cage that his doting biological interns placed over his nest to protect them from predators
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July 17, 2012 - Blackbeard Island, GA As alligators age, they tend to lose the "callico" or yellowish coloring on their heads and bodies. Usually, gators loose this pattern around 4 years of age. you
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July 24, 2012- Blackbeard Island, GA Even though most nests hatch at night to avoid mammalian predators, these little guys seem to camouflage well enough in the wrack line. Nevertheless, this place is
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July 24, 2012- Blackbeard Island Wind them up and watch them go! Their "wind up" comes from their own yolks they absorb to power them with enough energy for the next 48 hours. They will need every las
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July 24, 2012- Blackbeard Island, GA This hatchling has already made it farther in life than a lot of his siblings and peers. His egg developed successfully without mutations. He has overcome the thre
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