No - it's not just another one of our "out-of-focus" photos (well, maybe somewhat!) that you see here, but a vertical view of the scarp created by a bad "noreaster" storm (Fay) on, or about, 8/19/08 last summer. That storm destroyed 23 of the 83 turtle nests that we were tracking. The photo shows the nest approximately 15" below the surface (top of photo) with a piece of one egg shell showing in the lower left of the nest remains. These nests were destroyed because they were laid to close to the water and severe erosion during the storm(s) ended up destroying them.
Welcome Donna and Shannon! We're happy that you two are also following our Turtle Dads blog. Helps keep you Coloradians in touch with "happenings" on the Atlantic beach, no doubt. We'll try to include some "sunrise- over-the-Atlantic-Ocean" shots for you if you'll send us some "sunsets-over-the-Rockies" photos from time to time.
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