Sea Turtle Hatching - Gulf Shores Alabama
August 9,2022
After a wonderful family session at the Beach Club Resort and Spa, I noticed a gathering around a marked off turtle nest. This nest had been on a hatch watch for a couple days and a tiny hole just appeared. The baby turtles just hatched!
Volunteers surrounded the nest and roped off the pathway to the beach. The beach was swept to smooth out the footprints from beach traffic. I have lived in the Baldwin County area all my life and had never witnessed a sea turtle hatching so I had to stay until the end. We were told this was a loggerhead sea turtle nest. I wish I could have used my studio flash for these pictures to get better detail but that would have interfered with their navigation to the water. If you are ever blessed with the experience of observing one of these, please remember to turn off flashlights, and dim or put your phone in red-light mode.