The start of our walk was very comfortable, with a nice breeze. At the lower end we were amazed at how quickly the island changes. The lower end had no drop off today.
FC #06: You can see she came right up and turned around. By the time I got there, there was a big crab hole right along the side, so of course I probed it. No luck. Then I got the call that there was another crawl by the same lady. This turtle measured 32 “ And she has a distinct line in the middle of her crawl.
I ended up probing this area extensively to no avail. The sand was very hard with very little thrown sand. Plus the incoming and outgoing crawls were the same length, so she didn’t stay up there long.
FC#07: The same turtle. She went right up and left three body pits. The first looked like she had just stopped and rested, but the other two were both very promising. At these body pits the sand was very soft, and it looked like she just couldn’t find a good spot to lay her eggs. She actually slid down the dune on her way out and went right over her incoming crawl.
Hopefully she will return tomorrow!!
Posted by Sharon, picture s by Jewel and Sharon
All seaturtle monitoring by Waties Island sea turtle patrol is permitted and authorized by SCDNR under permit MTP 500.
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