2 Sea Turtles Spotted Today

[RiverOtter]

This morning off of Seacrest Beach, High Pointe. 1 was small and the other was friggin huge :shock: . I tried to swim out to it. My peeps on shore said the turtle would always keep me about 15 feet ways. Guess turtles don't like Otters . I didn't want to touch him. Just trying to get a look see.

 

[30A Skunkape]

Cool. I wonder if they eat junegrass.

 

[iwishiwasthere]

That is so cool. About 6 years agos we had one swimming down the shoreline...wonderful to watch. You are right....we could not get near it as it would swim further out, so we just walked near it.

 

[beachmouse]

And remember, kids:

"Sea turtles dig the dark"

http://www.fws.gov/northflorida/SeaTurtles/sea-turtle-psa.htm

 

[Cil]

I'm so glad you saw those sea turtles, RO.
I've only ever seen deceased ones here--one just last week, a recent death, with blood on the carapace.

 

[Jdarg]

So your boys saw it too I hope?? :clap_1: Wow!

 

[audie]

you are a lucky otter !

 

[Beach Runner]

That is so cool! RO, did your kids get to see them?

 

[BeachSteelers]

Glad their there to be seen. Saw one a few years ago surf fishin. He or she was nearly as big a as VW Beetle.Spooked me good cause I never spotted it coming towards me but was 10 feet away when it surfaced. At least 600lbs. Head was bigger than a bowling ball.

 

[OhioBeachBum]

I didn't want to touch him. Just trying to get a look see.

Good plan; methinks the big ones could put a considerable dent in an extended appendage...