North Padre Island Sunrise

Red sky at morning, sailors take warning...

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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

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Dancing on the Water

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

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Tres Amigos

White Pelicans wading the shoreline at Bird Island Basin

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