Photos: Turtle nesting update, Bonita Springs, 2022

Rachel Barnhart and Ashlie Manger had to move the first nest on Bonita Beach this year because the mother turtle laid the nest too close to the water. They only do this when the nest is in jeopardy due to its proximity to the Gulf. The volunteers with Turtle Time, dug a new nest and placed the eggs gently in the nest and about 60 days later it successfully hatched.

Turtle Time volunteers rescue a tiny loggerhead turtle hatchling that got stranded in a nest on Bonita Beach. All its siblings made it to the Gulf leaving this one behind. Volunteers released the little hatchling later that night.

Turtle Time volunteers rescue a tiny loggerhead turtle hatchling that got stranded in a nest on Bonita Beach. All its siblings made it to the Gulf leaving this one behind. Volunteers released the little hatchling later that night.

Rachel Barnhart and Ashlie Manger had to move the first nest on Bonita Beach this year because the mother turtle laid the nest too close to the water. They only do this when the nest is in jeopardy due to its proximity to the Gulf. The volunteers with Turtle Time, dug a new nest and placed the eggs gently in the nest and about 60 days later it successfully hatched. Photo by Andrea Stetson.

Loggerhead turtle eggs look like little ping pong balls. These eggs had to be moved because the mother turtle laid her nest too close to the Gulf. Volunteers dug a nest in a safer spot on Bonita Beach and put the eggs inside. They hatched successfully two months later.

Turtle Time volunteers rescue a tiny loggerhead turtle hatchling that got stranded in a nest on Bonita Beach. All its siblings made it to the Gulf leaving this one behind. Volunteers released the little hatchling later that night.