Thursday, March 12, 2009

Here's an "action video" for you of one of our favorite distance runs! This hatchling was making a "bee line" for the ocean one morning last summer. We have tracked some "runs" by a few hatchlings that get disoriented, however, which we calculate to be several hundred yards - parallel to the ocean shore!
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3 comments:

  1. WiniMarch 17, 2009 at 6:27 PM

    Isn't it "fun" trying to keep the camera steady and follow along on a run! May I send this blog to some friends?

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  2. Gordon ArcherMarch 18, 2009 at 2:09 PM

    Please do! Thanks for being a "follower" on this blog.

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  3. UnknownMarch 21, 2009 at 11:55 PM

    How cool is that! I will never forget one of my strolls along Hutchinson Island near the Elliott Museum about 10 years ago...early evening one summer I noticed a mass of darkness covering a patch of beach up ahead of me. When I got closer, I noticed the sand was moving...and it was about 50 little seaturtle hatchlings headed for the water! It was one of the most amazing sights I have EVER seen.

    Thanks for looking out for our creatures, Gordon!

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