PHOTO GALLERY: Longboat Key Turtle Watch Nest Opening
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By
Heather Merriman Saba
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| 4:00 a.m. July 27, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: Longboat Key Turtle Watch Nest Opening
Tammie Averso finds a baby sea turtle while digging up a nest on Friday.
Tammie Averso checks again to make sure there are no more eggs in the nest.
71 hatched eggs, including 2 baby sea turtles, and 45 un-hatched eggs were found in the nest.
Brothers, Noah and Luca Hounsfield on vacation from England get to experience a sea turtle nest opening for the first time.
A baby sea turtle is brought out of the nest.
Spectators listen to Cyndi Seamon’s instructions and explanation of what will happen during the nest opening.
Cyndi Seamon talks to the crowd about sea turtles and the nest opening.
Tammie Averso begins to open the nest.
Young spectators patiently wait for the nest opening to begin.
Spectators waiting for the sea turtles to be released.
Bev Darvin Cwerner, Ruth Darvin, Howard Darvin, Andrew Darvin, Amy Darvin, Sarah Cwerner, Cayla Cwerner, Hannah Bobek and Sharon Unatin
Tammie Averso gets ready to open the nest.
Sam Digiammarino counts the hatched and un-hatched eggs.
Sam Digiammarino gets in position for the nest opening.
The crowd watches as Tammie Averso opens the nest.
Tammie Averso digs deep into the nest.
Spectators waiting for the sea turtles to be released.
After retrieving all of the contents, Tammie Averso takes the measurements of the nest.
More than 400 spectators gather at the shore to watch as the baby sea turtles are led to the ocean.
The line of spectators extends into the ocean as they wait to watch the turtles get released.
