Critter News
JUNE 16, 2010
Here's an article about the potential impacts on sea turtles, many starting to show up dead or sick. Tags: 2010 oil spill sea turtles Gulf of Mexico. Each day, I'm having a harder and harder time wrapping my mind around the enormity of this disaster and its ecological impacts.
10,000 Birds
MARCH 17, 2021
I managed to see my first Loggerhead Turtle within the mangroves, an unfortunate soul that became trapped within the maze of roots during an exceptionally high tide and lost its life. I’ll spare you the pictures of the dead sea turtle and instead share something a little brighter. Rufous Crab-Hawk.
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10,000 Birds
APRIL 24, 2021
a couple sea turtles, and a jumping sailfish but no birds. Including this one perched on a sea turtle. Also known as the Fairy Tern, this species breeds on Cocos Island and is very rarely seen from pelagic trips in Costa Rica. Gazing at the empty water, brief flashes of doubt came to mind.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 16, 2012
I have observed Pied Oystercatchers breeding in an area on Cable Beach since July 2000. There have been successes some years at this location, but sadly this year the birds lost both of their attempts at breeding to predation. Recently, however, we got a call to say that a Flatback Turtle was coming out of the sea at 2:30pm!
10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 13, 2013
This time it was stood amongst the Greater Sand Plovers and one Lesser Sand Plover that still had breeding plumage and several Red-necked Stint. Oriental Plover with Greater Sand Plovers , a Lesser Sand Plover in breeding plumage and Red-necked Stint. My bicycle beside the Flatback Turtle tracks. Flatback Turtle nest.
10,000 Birds
JUNE 7, 2015
The Pied Oystercatcher pairs are all in their breeding territories and we can expect to find eggs laid in the first week of July along the coast here. We are looking forward to hopefully seeing some successful Pied Oystercatcher parenting again this breeding season. The Hawksbill Turtle was well camouflaged, but its shape gave it away!
10,000 Birds
JULY 22, 2012
This is our thirteenth year of observing Pied Oystercatchers breed along the coast near Broome and it gets easier every year! They always nest from the end of June and they always nest in the same place or within a few metres if there is disturbance around the breeding territory. They are so predictable!
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