We’re down to a total of four nests remaining on Bonita Beach, one of which has been turned into a launch pad for the baby turtles that are due within the next week. The nest with the launch pad is very high up on the beach and is in an area where night time lights can be a problem. The hope is that the launch pad will direct the turtles toward the gulf and away from any problems that could hinder their progress.
The Launch pad
There were two more nests that hatched last week which brings the total number of nests hatched on Bonita Beach to 32 for the season. If all goes according to schedule we’ve got three to four more weeks on the beach to monitor the remaining nests.
The beach was unusually quite on this Friday morning with only one early morning walker (fellow Turtle Trackers Nancy) and no one out fishing, swimming or kayaking. Even the birds were a little sluggish this morning. Perhaps we just got there too early.
Sun Rising at Bonita Beach
Good friend and local fire fighter, Bubba Pilkenton, was kind enough to send these great shots of a Jelly Fish that he took from his Sea-Doo about two miles off shore last week.
Jellyfish - two miles off shore
Could this be a Man o' War?
Our daring off shore photographer - Bubba
Don’t forget you can follow a group of four sea turtles that have nested on Keewaydin Island. They each have transmitters that provide their locations every other day. It’s interesting to see how far some travel, and how close to Keewaydin Island some stay. If you haven’t checked out this Conservancy of Southwest Florida project please do so here.
As always – thanks for reading.
Steve & Julie
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