https://www.sophiadiscoveryclub.com/home daily 1.0 2021-05-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60aa64f362a20e102bffb933/1621784435066-VJBU0WIGL3BHRKTZH6KM/A+Logger.jpg Home - VIP Sea Life The Loggerhead is the largest of all hard shell turtles and is given its name because of its large head and strong jaw. It is a “keystone species,” meaning that other animals in its ecosystem depend on it for survival. These turtles feed on invertebrates, whose shells pass through their digestive systems and, upon excretion, fall back to the bottom of the ocean for other animals to eat as a calcium source. Predators also rely on loggerhead hatchlings for food, while more than a hundred species of animals—including barnacles, crabs, and algae—live on their shells. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60aa64f362a20e102bffb933/1621784236374-EV3UQXUFRG7U0G3SQB0O/Hatching.jpg Home - Loggerhead Turtle Marine Life Center in Juno Beach This facility in Juno Beach tracks, protects and cares for sick or injured Loggerhead Turtles and their hatchlings throughout the year. Currently, there are more than 1400 Loggerhead nests in the Jupiter/Juno Beach Area. When I was walking the beach yesterday, I could see where nests were marked and some eggs had already been snatched and eaten by hawks and ravens who left the shells behind. The hatchlings who make it will trek to the sea starting in August. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60aa64f362a20e102bffb933/1621781120061-VW90YJ27JRUU8ZWBVQMD/Manatee.jpg Home - Sea Manatee My friend Shai loves to fish. He was fishing off the pier at Juno Beach when he saw these manatee! He said the pics don’t capture how massive they are. Manatee are usually 9-10 feet long and weigh more than 1000 pounds. Some, like these, are even bigger! They’re more common to see in the winter months, like these were. Shai took this picture in February 2021. If you’d been in the water that day, these would have been riding the waves with you! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60aa64f362a20e102bffb933/1621783011512-J44DH1D25PBH3HJUEYNL/Tuna.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60aa64f362a20e102bffb933/1621782533041-IH99IRG6GOD2X6FLOZGS/Dolphin+fish.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60aa64f362a20e102bffb933/1621782683909-EZ000XUK89DIZ7WGMXQ8/Sailfish.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60aa64f362a20e102bffb933/1621785554422-ETTAKKXLM8DZBG01BIWQ/Great+HH.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60aa64f362a20e102bffb933/1621784989140-6PRJG0ACP3E4YXNCXHEN/Lemon+Shark.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60aa64f362a20e102bffb933/1621785643411-9012RG8N2ZGTK02JG3S7/Tiger+Shark.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60aa64f362a20e102bffb933/1621781624334-SBWR22HOL5394GYME9YW/Dophins.JPG Home - Bottle Nose Dolphins In May, Shai and I were swimming at Juno Beach and some beach goers called out that we were swimming with dolphins! We didn’t see them but they were, apparently, close. Bottle Nose Dolphins are common here and while they’re fairly friendly and stay away from humans they can still be intimidating to see at 6’ long and 300 pounds! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60aa64f362a20e102bffb933/1621854923831-FWX2EM95NFJTLCQYR1LA/POW.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60aa64f362a20e102bffb933/1621855451764-ZR3AQLIWU0QZ7ENQQ16P/Moon+Jelly.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60aa64f362a20e102bffb933/1621854478936-77FJ8KM3XRKXGYKN7OVJ/Beach+FLags.JPG Home - Here’s your sign: Purple means Marine Pests; Double Red means sharks and stay out of the water That’s it for now. 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