A Sea Turtle Picture A day # 123

Welcome back to a Turtle Picture A Day. Today we are heading down to The British Virgin Islands to Tortolla. This is a picture of a Leatherback hatchling as it makes its way along the beach.

This picture was taken with a Nikon D-100 camera with a 60mm lens

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A Sea Turtle Picture A day # 122

Welcome back to A Sea Turtle Picture A Day. Today we are heading down to Colima Mexico. This picture is of my little assistant that was helping me at a turtle hatchery. She is releasing an Olive Ridley Sea Turtle hatchling that has just emerged from its nest in the hatchery.

This picture was taken with a Nikon D-100 camera with a 28-200 mm lens


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A Sea Turtle Picture A day # 121

Welcome back to A Sea Turtle Picture A Day. Today we are heading over to Hawaii. This picture is of a Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas) That is basking in the sun

This picture was taken with a Nikon D-100 camera with a 70-200mm lens

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A Sea Turtle Picture A day # 120

Welcome Back to a Sea Turtle Picture A Day. Today we are heading down to the British Virgin Islands. This is a picture of a Leatherback hatchling right before a wave caries it out on the next phase in its journey of survival. I would love to be on this beach in 10-15 years and be able to see this hatchling return as a nesting female to start this circle of a a Sea Turtles life all over again.

This picture was taken with a Nikon D-100 camera with a 28-200 mm lens


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A Sea Turtle Picture A day # 119

Welcome back to A Sea Turtle Picture A Day. Today we are heading back underwater and over to Hawaii. This is a picture of a green sea turtle swimming along. I love how digital photography really plays with the sunbursts.

This picture was taken with a Nikon D-100 camera with a 12-24mm lens in a Light and Motion housing


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A Sea Turtle Picture A day # 118

Welcome back to A Sea Turtle Picture A Day. Today we are going to head back down to The British Virgin Islands. My motivation in picking this picture is after watching the Leatherback turtles move from off the coast of Canada all the way to the Caribbean in the great turtle race.
Hopefully this newly hatched turtle will be able to survive the race out into the surf and the first few years to be able to compete in an upcoming great turtle race 10-15 years from now.

This picture was taken with a Nikon D-100 camera with a 60mm lens

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A Sea Turtle Picture A day # 117

Welcome Back to A Sea Turtle Picture A Day. Today we are heading back down to Mexico to the nesting beach in Colima.
This picture needs no explanation . When I came upon this turtle We really could not tell what had caused its death. I was asked by the biologist that is running the research station to travel the 10 plus miles of beach that she and her team patrol for turtles and take a picture of all the ones that did not make it. This was not a task that I really wanted to do and was really amazed how many turtles had died along this stretch of beach.

This picture was taken with a Nikon D-100 camera with a 70-200 mm lens

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