Race to the Sea by jgpittenger

Race to the Sea

We were all cheering as they made their way to the ocean. I liked the lines in the sand. Best on black to see the detail on the sea turtles.
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Aww. Beautiful babies. I hope they all made it!
January 5th, 2019  
they look so cute!
January 5th, 2019  
Dear wee turtles doing what comes naturally!
January 5th, 2019  
Wow...What a great pov get this neat shot
January 5th, 2019  
Looking at this picture makes me very emotional. Smiling and having wet eyes at the same time. Have a good long life, dear turtles. Thanks for sharing.
January 5th, 2019  
@mona65 I had emotional tears while I was watching. And they are SO tiny as compared to the huge surf they had to swim in to. I’ll post a shot of that tomorrow
January 5th, 2019  
Must be quite a sight. I imagine they are vulnerable predators until they get to the sea..
January 5th, 2019  
@rjb71 yes, that’s why we realease them at sunset so predators won’t have light to help them!
January 5th, 2019  
this is a super shot Fav special on black
January 5th, 2019  
Aw just look at them....such clever turtles!
January 5th, 2019  
what a sight
January 5th, 2019  
What a lovely sight
January 5th, 2019  
What a wonderful thing to experience. Love the photo. fav
January 6th, 2019  
Cool capture. Fun thing to be a part of.
January 6th, 2019  
That must have been quite an experience to be a part of. Great shot to share it - give the real feeling for what was happening.
January 6th, 2019  
How awesome to witness this, I have only seen this on documentaries. Fav
January 6th, 2019  
What a sight - how good to be part of it. This is such a good story telling sequence which raises some questions for me. Do they incubate the eggs artificially and bring them back to the beach for release? Also, the turtle rookeries over here let their nests hatch naturally - but they always emerge at night and follow the moonlight to the sea. These little fellows seem happy enough to take off in daylight so obviously the moonlight isn't essential? They are the cutest little guys!
January 6th, 2019  
Wonderful!
January 6th, 2019  
such a fabulous experience that must have been! I'm in awe of these tiny guys just doing what comes naturally
January 6th, 2019  
What a great sight to witness. I hope they all made it !
January 6th, 2019  
@robz apparently they are harvested from this same beach where predators would destroy them, incubated there in a green house like structure buried in nests in the sand and released at sunset while being watched over until they get into the surf
January 6th, 2019  
@jgpittenger That's such a good way to handle predators. Pigs do a lot of damage to the nests in Qld but the rangers have resorted to baiting for the pigs to reduce their numbers. It is working to a degree but i think this process would be more effective. It would also help with temperature control - apparently increasing temperatures are thought to maybe damage the incubating eggs. Thanks for the info - it's so interesting to see different ways of coping. :)
January 6th, 2019  
A wonderful shot.
January 6th, 2019  
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