1.0Sea Side Reservations Bloghttps://www.seasidemexico.com/blogerRichard Scotthttps://www.seasidemexico.com/bloger/author/richalready/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="N9QercMQz5"><a href="https://www.seasidemexico.com/bloger/turtle-nesting-on-sandy-beach/">Turtle nesting on Sandy Beach</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.seasidemexico.com/bloger/turtle-nesting-on-sandy-beach/embed/#?secret=N9QercMQz5" width="600" height="338" title="“Turtle nesting on Sandy Beach” — Sea Side Reservations Blog" data-secret="N9QercMQz5" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.seasidemexico.com/bloger/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script> Just in time for the Fourth of July, it appears that an Pacific Olive Ridley Sea Turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) has come ashore on Sandy Beach to deposit her eggs! We see one or two of these events every few years, so it is pretty special. Olive Ridleys are found in the oceans throughout the world. The western coast of Mexico is one of the prime nesting areas, but it is more common to see them a lot further south, especially around Puerto Vallarta. ‘Arribadas’ are when masses of these turtles come together to give birth on one beach. Here in […]http://www.seasidemexico.com/bloger/files/2014/07/image2.jpg