Contemplative Play

The loggerhead turtle in Melbourne Beach may migrate 1000s of miles from shore but always comes back to within 100 feet of where she was born.  To think of that exactitude no matter how far her travels. She may stay for months at a time under water with a great capacity for conserving oxygen. By the same token, if a sudden motorboat or churning in the water causes a jump in conservation, then only a few minutes under water. This is the first time of 42 years that I have seen such a young turtle, and at daylight. I have never not seen them with barnacles and wisdom, and never during the day, as the moon must be a distraction on the water and a signal to give birth. Loggerheads lay eggs between 17 and 35 years of age, so without barnacles, how young is she? Unable to wait to unburden her belly.