Tag: sea turtles

Sea turtle season is winding down in Flagler Beach.

Turtle season is officially from May 1- Oct. 31 and according to https://conserveturtles.org, 90% of all nesting happens in Florida. Flagler County has set record numbers this year with over 1000 nests being recorded in August and still more coming…

Sagarssum seaweed, the turtles love it and so should you!

A lot of folks come here with notions of blue-green water and a sandy beach to walk along. For those who’ve lived here and have been part of the tide’s rise and fall, we know that while this is true…

Local Color: Stewart Maxcy

March has arrived and as promised to myself, here is the second artist interview. Introducing Stewart Maxcy, a man who feels most comfortable these days with a paintbrush in his hands. Mr. Maxcy was my kindergarten art teacher at Bunnell…

Turtle Power…not the mutant ninja kind.

Turtle nesting season officially started May 1st, which means almost every day you will find a set of tire tracks on the Flagler Beach sand from Turtle Patrol volunteers searching for signs of life…Sea Turtle life that is. This means that beach bonfires…

Naturally Cool Wednesday…Baby Sea Turtles!

We are so fortunate to live in an area where amazing creatures have been laying their eggs for over a million years… and the eggs have been hatching!    On my morning adventures to see the sun I have come…

Naturally Cool Wednesday…Turtles, Fish and Crabs -Oh My!

The other morning I was posted up at the beach getting my ritual sunrise photo when a load of high school runners passed me by.  I stopped to take a couple pictures of them when I noticed they were darting…