These are the tracks of a sea turtle. Probably a female that is at least 20 years old. She is returning to the same area of beach from which she was hatched. She will try to lay her nest of eggs. Gary and I walked up on these tracks this morning on our morning walk on the boardwalk. Here is a picture of the nest:
Although, a grounds keeper for the boardwalk saw me taking the picture and he walked up and told me that the female turtle was unsuccessful with this nest - because the ground was too hard. I would really like to see some hatchlings bubble up out of a nest. This grounds keeper said I had the best chance of seeing this on a full moon right at dusk.
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