It was a hot, hot morning on the beach this morning but we did have a little excitement.
Walking the short end, Sandy and I came across a False Crawl right at Hog Inlet point. Lady Loggerhead crawled in and did a quick turn and returned to the inlet. Her crawl was shaped like a Breast Cancer ribbon, quick in and out, she did not even attempt to nest. She is dragging something on her plastron, probably a barnacle.
Along with this sea turtle excitement, we rescued a Royal Walnut Moth from the surf. Beautiful big moth. It was flopping in the surf, the tide was coming in so I scooped it up and we placed it on a washed up branch on the beach.
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| Per Google Lens, a Walnut Royal Moth |
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| Or known as a Royal Moth |
The volunteers who walked the upper or the long end of the island, discovered a deceased small juvenile alligator in the surf - poor thing. He was about 2 to 3 feet. We have had gators on the beach before, but this is the first that I have seen in the surf. We wonder where he came from and what happened to him?
The beauty of Waties Island . . . .
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| Sunrise |
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| Seaoats |
Text and pics by Leslie and Kathy
Waties Island performs research and management activities regarding sea turtle conservation in accordance with SCDNR Permit Number MTP500.
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