17th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Hope for a New Generation

This mother loggerhead had just laid her nest on Edisto Beach and was head back to the ocean. What a privilege it is to observe these ageless creatures.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 06.2019
Date Uploaded: 09.2019
Photo Location: Edisto Island , South Carolina, United States of America
Camera: NIKON D750
Copyright: © Ron Scroggy