144 Free Photos of Loggerhead Sea Turtle

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A loggerhead sea turtle in the National Aquarium in Washington DC

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A loggerhead sea turtle in the National Aquarium in Washington DC

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Female Loggerhead Sea Turtle, Archie Carr NWR, Florida

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Baby Loggerhead turtles (Caretta caretta) from Mon Repos beach in Bundaburg QLD Australia

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Turtle in Borneo

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Turtle in Borneo

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Loggerhead Turtle (Caretta carreta) escaping a net equipped with a turtle excluder device (TED). Credits: U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

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Baby loggerhead turtles make their way into the water shortly after their birth Sept. 1, 2011, aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune. Loggerhead turtles are considered an endangered species and are pr

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Loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta).Nederlands: Onechte karetschildpad (Caretta caretta).

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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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Adult male loggerhead turtle fitted with a transmitter for satellite tracking of migratory patterns.
Credit: J. Keller, NIST
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Image title: Loggerhead sea turtle hatchlings caretta caretta
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Loggerhead sea turtles begin life out of their nest about the size of a silver dollar. If they survive (most do not) they can grow to be the largest hard-shelled turtles in the world. When you're on

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Diving for loggerhead turtle, Morehead City, North Carolina

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Geographic Subject: United States--North Carolina--Morehead City
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Public involvement underway for the proposal to designate critical habitat for the threatened loggerhead sea turtle-NW Atlantic Ocean.August 7, 2013Photo by Lilibeth Serrano, Public Affairs Specialist

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Entrance tracks of a Loggerhead Sea Turtle (Caretta caretta)
Credit: Keenan Adams, USFWS

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Image title: Loggerhead sea turtle eggs
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August 12, 2010 - Dauphin Island, Alabama. Loggerhead turtle hatchlings rest in a cooler before being transported to the eastern shore of Florida. The turtles hatched from a nest that was scheduled t

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Public involvement underway for the proposal to designate critical habitat for the threatened loggerhead sea turtle-NW Atlantic Ocean.August 7, 2013
Photo by Lilibeth Serrano, Public Affairs Specialis

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Image title: A loggerhead turtle lays her eggs in a nest on the beach
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Image title: Loggerhead sea turtle with satellite transmitter
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Tammy, a 252-lb Loggerhead Turtle, was spotted by members of the 154-foot Coast Guard Cutter Lawrence Lawson approximately 3-miles off Cape Henlopen, Delaware, Monday, June 12, 2017. Crewmembers noted

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August 12, 2010 - Dauphin Island, Alabama. Loggerhead turtle hatchlings rest in a cooler before being transported to the eastern shore of Florida. The turtles hatched from a nest that was scheduled t

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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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Image title: Baby loggerhead turtle at night close up
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Image title: Loggerhead turtle builds her nest caretta caretta
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Image title: Loggerhead turtles towards the ocean with the help of a red light
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Logger-head Turtle from The turtles, snakes, frogs and other reptiles and amphibians of New England and the north

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Image title: Baby loggerhead turtle under ultra red light
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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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A rescued baby loggerhead sea turtle waves hello to the camera. This baby was uncovered in a nest at Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge. Photo: Keith Fuller for USFWS.

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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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From the My Public Lands Magazine, Spring 2015: Turning the Tides
The 'Call of the Seas' draws people, sea turtles and beach mice.
story by Shayne Banks, BLM Eastern States

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A turtle being cared for at the Marine Science Center in Ponce Inlet, Florida.
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Une magnifique tortue nageant paisiblement dans un des bassins du "Georgia Aquarium" d'Atanta.

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May 21, 2011, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, By: Lilibeth Serrano, USFWS

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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 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 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 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

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 24, 2012- Blackbeard Island, GA
Getting closer!

Credit: USFWS/Becky Skiba

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.

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JIM WALTERS, NATURALIST FOR EVERGLADES NATIONAL PARK STUDIES NESTING HABITS OF LOGGERHEAD TURTLES

July 24, 2012- Blackbeard Island, GA
Taking a break after a long crawl!

Credit: USFWS/Becky Skiba

July 24, 2012- Blackbeard Island
The world is sooooo big!

Credit: USFWS/Becky Skiba

July 24, 2012- Blackbeard Island, GA
Long way to go...

Credit: USFWS/Becky Skiba

JIM WALTER, NATURALIST WITH EVERGLADES NATIONAL PARK COUNTS LOGGERHEAD TURTLE EGGS AND RE-SETS THE NEST

July 24, 2012- Blackbeard Island, GA
See how faint the trail is that he leaves behind?

Credit: USFWS/Becky Skiba

July 24, 2012- Blackbeard Island, GA
Hard to find in the mixed texture of the wet sand.

Credit: USFWS/Becky Skiba

July 24, 2012- Blackbeard Island, GA
Are we there yet?

Credit: USFWS/Becky Skiba

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The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Lawrence Lawson, a 154-foot Fast Response Cutter based out of Cape May, New Jersey, along with members of the Marine Education, Research & Rehabilitation Institu

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, 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
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
Our perspective of the turtle's voyage.

Credit: USFWS/Becky Skiba

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This nest was found and marked by volunteers patrolling Carolina Beach in North Carolina. On August 7, a crowd gathered at an adjacent nest that was expected to hatch that night but it didn't. Whil

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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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