Be sure to take a look at the July post of a few days ago called "Perfect U-Turn" it will help you visualize what these dizzying sandy photos depict. Yes, these are turtle tracks, tiny, tiny turtle tracks. Approximately two months after the female turtle digs her nest deep in the sand and lays her eggs, the hatchlings emerge and head to sea. The top photo shows several of the little impressions scattering in all directions. The next is a close-up of one tiny track, very suggestive of what its adult self will eventually become but now only about 2 inches across.
Unfortunately I didn't get to see any of the little guys, but the evidence in the sand paints a vivid picture for me of the 100 or so hatchlings scurrying toward the sea. What a joyous mini mind movie that is!
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