by jkepler | Aug 13, 2014 | Loggerhead, Nags Head, Nest
How do you get Jane to smile at 6:30 a.m? There are two ways … first is to have Sherman and Tom C show up with grins (No easy task but this mama loggerhead did it!) Sherman’s smile was contagious because he found this beautiful nest complete with a perfect...
by jkepler | Aug 11, 2014 | Loggerhead, Nest, Southern Shores
Southern Shores has clearly been rigging the nesting lottery! Nests #14, #15 and #16 have all popped up in the past week!! NEST #14 – 2014-08-04, 6:30 am That Lucky Ducky Johnny! On August 8th Johnny Springfield awoke to a rainy Monday morning so he put his...
by jkepler | Jul 29, 2014 | Kill Devil Hills, Loggerhead, Nags Head, Nest, Relocate Nest
We’ve had a grand-slam, turkey strike, tic-tac-toe, three-in-a-row string of nests! The past three days have seen three consecutive nests and we are now up to lucky number 13! Last week KC predicted an upswing in nests, how right she was. She is currently...
by jkepler | Jul 22, 2014 | Duck, Loggerhead, Nest
Looks like the Duck Dynasty did it again! Nest number 10 was discovered bright and early on Friday the 18th by Ken of the Corolla run, who was venturing just one step over the line in Duck territory. Location, location, location! This lucky loggerhead couldn’t...
by KClark | Jul 13, 2014 | Loggerhead, Nest, Southern Shores
What a great morning for ATV rider Jackie O! Finding a beautifully intricate turtle crawl by a very picky Loggerhead. Mom journeyed all the way to the foot of the dune, then traveled along the dune line north for about 20 feet before she picked out the perfect spot to...
by KClark | Jul 13, 2014 | Loggerhead, Nest
A shift in the winds brought a lucky turtle to Kitty Hawk this morning so that ATV rider Peggy could find the first nest for Kitty Hawk in a few years. Despite a cool and dreary night with spots of rain to dampen the sand, a mama Loggerhead decided to nest, but she...
