Thursday, January 2, 2020

Discover the Island, Egmont Key NWR: 11-10-19





Size comparison: Larger Royal Tern and the smaller Sandwich Tern



Have a tat





Captice Eastern Screech Owl from Boyd Hill Nature Preserve





Northern Mockingbird checking us out





As most of us know, Northern Mockingbirds voraciously defend their territory, attacking intruders including house pets as well as people.





The Coast Guard lighthouse on the northeast tip of Egmont Key





A banner year for turtles nesting on Egmont Key
152 nests with 6 washouts so a total of 146 successful nests
There were also 50 false crawls
Total of 12,247 hatchlings made it into the Gulf to begin their lives









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