There is a big project, delayed by Hurricane Irma, which sadly is about to start now. As the re-nourishment process is very disruptive to the beach, it is not helpful during turtle nesting season. The boats arrived this past week to start the process just as nesting begins.
Here's a prime example we see on our morning turtle patrol (it is early morning so the sun has not yet blessed the beach or these pictures!)
Ugly yellow - and ineffective - inflatable groynes are being removed |
and replaced with these rock structures - will it work to protect the beach and hold the sand??? |
Sea Turtle Tracker truck (it carries our supplies) avoiding the skimmers |
Aren't they lovely? Here's a skimmer actually 'skimming' for food at the water's edge.
We are on turtle patrol with the Sea Turtle Trackers. Driving on sand can be a bit like driving on snow.
No turtle nests yet . . . but they are nesting just south of us and many have been spotted just offshore. Local Gulf water temperature is about 75 F today, we need to reach 80 F and they will be nesting.
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If you are really lucky and eagle-eyed you will see some frisky dolphin behaviour of which we have had plenty this Spring, ably captured here by Ann Weaver who studies our local dolphin population.
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