Turtles going into the sea

Heron Island - Day 2 - Finding Turtles

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May 14th 2012
We woke up early to walk down to the beach and watch sun rise. We walked along north beach and found a few people camping under the stars on the beach. We settled down to watch the sunrise on the beach and the group who had been camping out on the beach called us over to a nest of green turtles hatching. The sand was alive with baby turtles as 50 or so baby turtles hatched out of their eggs and sc ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Heron Island

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Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name... ... read more