Slowpoke Green Turtle
September 15, 2021 - That's a sure sign of a nesting Green sea turtle.... Green sea turtles dig giant nests and scatter sand widely to disguise the true location of their precious eggs.... Read more
Green Sea Turtle
July 4th Visit with a Nesting Sea Turtle
August 27, 2021 - 2021 is supposed to be a good year for nesting Green Sea turtles.... A Green Sea turtle was covering her eggs!... Read more
Nesting Green Sea Turtle before Isaias
July 31, 2020 - ...A morning walk on the beach with a nesting Green Sea Turtle as Hurricane Isaias lurks on the horizon Read more
2019: Photographic Year in Review
December 31, 2019 - It was a high-count year for the nesting Green Sea Turtles on Florida's East Coast, and Rich made the sacrifice of waking up early multiple times to go and see his favorite turtles.... Read more
Tagged Green Sea Turtle
September 4, 2019 - Loggerhead turtle nesting was starting to wind down, but the Green sea turtles are having a high count year and will continue nesting during the month of August.... We didn't - but we did see a tagged green sea turtle nesting on the beach.... Read more
Nesting Green Sea Turtle at Sunrise
August 23, 2019 - The Green Sea turtles are having a "high" year and are on track to exceed their nesting numbers from 2017.... Read more
Beach Sunrise with the Green Sea Turtles
August 8, 2019 - Green Sea Turtle Nests A green turtle had nested at the foot of the steps where Rich and I found our first nesting mother two years ago.... Read more
Independence Day Turtle Walk
August 2, 2019 - A Green Sea turtle mom was nesting.... https://vimeo.com/346264058 Green Sea Turtle Crawls back to Ocean I moved to the waves to capture her entrance to the water.... Read more
Lightning Never Strikes Twice at the Same Turtle Nesting Spot!
July 24, 2019 - Green Sea Turtle Nesting Under Beach Steps After she finished covering her eggs, she slowly crawled out of her nest and onto the beach.... Green Sea Turtle Returning to Ocean After Nesting Finally she reached the waves.... Green Sea Turtle Returning to Ocean After Nesting It's amazing how big the…... Read more
World Turtle Day
May 23, 2018 - Green Sea Turtle at Sunrise World Turtle Day was established in the year 2000 to celebrate sea turtles, teach people about them, and in doing so, encourage protection of our favorite sea creatures.... Read more
Rich’s Turtle Hat Trick
August 7, 2017 - Green Sea Turtle Returning to the Ocean Here's a close-up of that same turtle.... Green Sea Turtle Here are the tracks left by this turtle, first as she emerged from the ocean, and then as she returned.... Green Sea Turtle The poor turtle was covered in sand.... Read more
Nesting Green Sea Turtle
July 14, 2017 - Green Sea Turtle We woke up early and went to the Archie Carr National Wildlife Refuge for sunrise.... Green Sea Turtle Nest Even though the sun was blinding bright, I couldn't resist taking one more photo of the tracks leading down to the ocean and into the rising sun.... Read more
Happy World Turtle Day 2017!
May 23, 2017 - Green Sea Turtle at Loggerhead Marinelife Center Look for Turtle Tracks!... Read more
A trip to the Turtle Museum for Rich
August 11, 2007 - ...When I was a kid visiting my grandparents in Juno Beach, we’d often go over to Loggerhead Park, the “Turtle Museum” across the street from my grandparents’ condo. So when I married a turtle freak, I told him all about the museum. We finally got to visit and Rich had a great time looking at […] Read more