Fluidr / dhkaiser's "Loggerhead Turtle Hatchlings" set

Fripp Island Sand Dunes

N 0 B 229 C 1 E Aug 24, 2010 F Aug 25, 2010

DESCRIPTION
COMMENT
O
L
M

Tags: Dan Kaiser Fripp Island Loggerhead Turtle nest nestling hatchling

N 0 B 263 C 0 E Aug 24, 2010 F Aug 25, 2010

DESCRIPTION
COMMENT
O
L
M

Days after the nest has hatched, volunteers check the nests for stragglers and count the hatched eggs. This is nest #17 of the 25 nests this year, 2010.

Tags: Dan Kaiser Fripp Island Loggerhead Turtle nest nestling hatchling

Loggerhead Turtle Nest

A Canon EOS-1D Mark II — 1/60s ƒ/5 ISO 800 at 70 mm

N 0 B 301 C 0 E Aug 24, 2010 F Aug 25, 2010

DESCRIPTION
COMMENT
O
L
M

Volunteer uncovers the 1st of 4 Loggerhead Turtle nestlings, the last of about 100 that hatched from this nest.

Tags: Dan Kaiser Fripp Island Loggerhead Turtle nest nestling hatchling

Loggerhead tracks

A Canon EOS-1D Mark II — 1/250s ƒ/3.2 ISO 800 at 78 mm

N 1 B 331 C 1 E Aug 24, 2010 F Aug 25, 2010

DESCRIPTION
COMMENT
O
L
M

The foot in the upper right corner gives scale, tiny little things when the hatch, they will grow to 250 - 350 lbs.

Tags: Dan Kaiser Fripp Island Loggerhead Turtle nest nestling hatchling

Loggerhead Hatchling heads for the surf

A Canon EOS-1D Mark II — 1/80s ƒ/2.8 ISO 800 at 200 mm

N 2 B 282 C 5 E Aug 24, 2010 F Aug 25, 2010

DESCRIPTION
COMMENT
O
L
M

Covered with sand the nestling struggles to find the surf

Tags: Dan Kaiser Fripp Island Loggerhead Turtle nest nestling hatchling