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Padre Island

Padre Island National Seashore is 70 miles in length, and is the longest stretch of undeveloped barrier island in the world.
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  • North Padre Island Sunrise

    North Padre Island Sunrise

    Red sky at morning, sailors take warning...

    PadreIslandSunrise

  • Kemp Ridley Turtle

    Kemp Ridley Turtle

    The National Park Service on Padre Island monitors the beach for nesting turtles, and removes the eggs to a "hatchery". Once the turtles hatch, they are released early the next morning. They turn instinctively towards the sun, and "hurry" to the ocean. The Park Service uses poles with fluttering flags to keep the Laughing Gulls, and other predators away, giving the endangered species a chance to survive the wild

    KempRidley

  • Dancing on the Water

    Dancing on the Water

    Great Blue Heron landing at Bird Island Basin, North Padre Island, Texas

    GreatBlueHeron

  • Tres Amigos

    Tres Amigos

    White Pelicans wading the shoreline at Bird Island Basin

    WhitePelicans

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