144 Free Photos of Loggerhead Sea Turtle

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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 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 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 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 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 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 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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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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Loggerhead sea turtle making its way to the ocean
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Loggerhead sea turtle hatchlings make their way to the ocean
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Loggerhead sea turtle hatchlings making their way to the ocean
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Loggerhead sea turtle nest with hatchling tracks left after the nest boiled
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Loggerhead sea turtle tracks leading to and from the first nest of the 2021 sea turtle nesting season
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Loggerhead hatchling release Saturday evening at Ramp 68
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Loggerhead sea turtle nest site.
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Loggerhead sea turtle nest 0.11 mi W of R48 laid on 6-10-21
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Loggerhead sea turtle nest found on June 30, 2021 - 0.54 miles west of Ramp 49
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Loggerhead nest found 0.52 miles north of R32 on 06-01-2021
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Releasing Loggerhead hatchings that were found during nest excavations on Ocracoke Island
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A loggerhead sea turtle false crawl on South Point
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MNMS -- Joe Hoyt With Rehabbed Loggerhead
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Loggerhead sea turtle false crawl, the female went as far as digging her egg chamber but then aborted the attempt for an unknown reason
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Loggerhead sea turtle nest site found north of Ramp 32 on June 2
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A loggerhead sea turtle returns to the ocean after laying a nest north of Ramp 4 this week. 2nd nest on Bodie Island thus far
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One loggerhead sea turtle nest found at Cape Point on August 13, 2020
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FGBNMS Loggerhead Turtle
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A loggerhead hatchling setting off for the ocean in the early morning
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In the Shadow of Man (Loggerhead hatchling photo taken by Ben Ranelli)
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FGBNMS - Loggerhead Turtle
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Loggerhead sea turtle nest in the dunes south of Ramp 44
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FGBNMS -- Loggerhead
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Crawl pattern of a female loggerhead sea turtle with a missing left front flipper
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Loggerhead sea turtle hatchling ready to be released at Hatteras Inlet
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Loggerhead sea turtle nest found on August 18, 2020 south of Ramp 44, then relocated
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Loggerhead sea turtle hatchling on Ocracoke Island has a question
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Loggerhead sea turtle nest found the morning of May 27, 2020 near the Buxton lifeguard stand
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Loggerhead sea turtle that traveled up the dune and returned to the ocean south of Ramp 44
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MNMN - Ashkhabad and Loggerhead
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An in situ loggerhead sea turtle nest site found at the north end of Avon Village
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Near Coquina Beach, a large loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) was observed by park biologists. She successfully dug a nest, laid her eggs, and headed back out to the ocean. Most sea turtles nest during the dark of night, but occasionally one is seen
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