Loggerhead Sea Turtle Encounter on Sanibel Island. INCREDIBLE daytime experience on the beach.

[@jankent5677]

Safe travels Ms Periwinkle ❣️😃

[@peacezennature979]

This is sooooooo coooool. I would love to see a sea turtle nesting like this in real life. I loved it and you made it very educational Thank you for sharing. 💗😋

[@dorothypapineau8283]

Wow! That was a great educational video. Thank you for spending the day with her.

[@SWFBeachLife]

She was amazing!!! I hope I'm lucky enough to see another one in the future!

[@patifagan6774]

Five stars , excellent video

[@goldieheinig8723]

A unique encounter with Placid Periwinkle, considering she last visited Sanibel Island in 2017! Thank you for sharing this video with us, as well as the information you got from the two SCCF employees and the biologist.

[@SWFBeachLife]

I am so happy to be able to share our amazing experience!

[@pollysmom1147]

Memorable moments.

[@fouraces1949]

Yeah!! Love turtles! Amazing. 💜 love her name 💜 thank you girl

[@SWFBeachLife]

You are so welcome and thank you for watching!

[@dianesalvato8421]

Your commentary and video were fantastic. I was lucky enough to observe a hatchling being rescued a few years ago.

[@SWFBeachLife]

Diane Salvato Amazing!! I am really hoping we get to see a hatchling one of these days. Season is through October so there’s still time for me! Thank you for watching!

[@Valerieknitterhands]

Thank you for sharing this magnificent event

[@SnowPink90]

That was a great and exciting experience for you and it felt like I was right there too. Thank you so much for all the information that you shared along with us. What an amazing turtle!!💚🐢💚

[@SWFBeachLife]

She was absolutely incredible! I doubt we will ever be so lucky to se something like this again but I can hope! 🙏🏼

[@shanaynay6652]

So glad you shared this with us. I have lived in Fort Myers my entire life (49 yrs) and have never been lucky enough to see one. Hopefully the storm coming will be weak but strong enough for a nice shell pile. I know I will be out bright and early..lol Loads of luck with your hunting..

[@SWFBeachLife]

I feel pretty lucky that we stumbled upon Periwinkle and I am thinking the same thing about the upcoming storm! Just trying to figure out which beach to go to and what time we should get there. Good luck with your shell hunting! Be safe!

[@shanaynay6652]

@@SWFBeachLife Decisions Decisions.. 😆

[@SWFBeachLife]

🤣

[@roseanndivincenzo]

Yay! Go turtle mama GO! ❤️❤️❤️

[@SWFBeachLife]

Right?! It was awesome!!

[@jankent5677]

To learn something new each day - today I learn about the Loggerhead. Thanks teach!

[@SWFBeachLife]

I named my other company after her!

[@scottjackson1332]

What an incredible experience!

[@SWFBeachLife]

It really was!

[@donnabopp9327]

This was so interesting ! I’ve grown up in Illinois, landlocked and unable to visit beaches to comb. Thank you for sharing !

[@christywillingham6525]

we will be there next week. thanks for sharing!

[@SWFBeachLife]

Hope you have a great time and thank you for watching!

[@Julianne955]

Fantastic experience! Thank you so much for sharing it with us!

[@SWFBeachLife]

Glad you enjoyed it and thank you for watching!

[@trudimorris8206]

Thank u for sharing!! How awesome you were there to capture this once in a lifetime experience!! Blessed! 👍🥰

[@SWFBeachLife]

It was truly a remarkable experience!

[@Polinucha]

Wow amazing. She’s a big girl!

[@SWFBeachLife]

I didn't realize they are SO big! She was awesome!!!

[@vasilikikayafas8436]

This is absolutely AMAZING! Omg! Awesome! Thanks for showing this! 😊

[@SWFBeachLife]

You are so welcome! Thank you for watching!

[@vasilikikayafas8436]

@ ALWAYS! ☺️

[@mariemoss2475]

What a privilege to see this turtle, what a beautiful creature 👍💞💞💞

[@SWFBeachLife]

It was such an amazing experience. Sometimes I'm at the right place at the right time. Thank you for watching!

[@maggieslifeisawildride512]

How awesome! I was just cruising through some of the older videos I have yet to see and happened upon this one. I can only imagine how special and exciting it was to get to witness this! Thanks for bringing us all along!

[@SWFBeachLife]

She was so amazing she deserved her own episode! I hope I get to see another mama in the future!

[@abigailhowes5944]

What a phenomenal experience! You are so fortunate to experience such a wonderful thing! Thank you for sharing!

[@SWFBeachLife]

It was amazing! I was talking about Periwinkle for weeks!

[@netamorton4832]

How exciting! I would just love to see this too! Happy you got to experience it!❤️

[@amberstarrjund546]

so so so awesome!!!!!!1

[@patembry3373]

Thank you for sharing your find. AMAZING

[@SWFBeachLife]

Glad you enjoyed it and thank you for watching!

[@MrJohnblaine]

What a joy to witness.

[@ScaryFear]

Wonderful. I'm so glad you guys got to see something so rare and unique. Oh yeah that one nest is too close to the water. I would not be surprised if the ocean destroys that one. But this turtle seems like she's an old experienced gal and knows exactly what to do.

[@SWFBeachLife]

It was amazing to see this gal up close. Now we're hoping that maybe we'll get to see some little ones make their way back to the sea. Unlikely, but we can hope!

[@gretchenstedman7934]

Oh what a great video! And how fortunate you were there to witness that. Timing is everything, isn’t it. The survival rate of the hatchlings is so disturbing. All the more reason to emphasize the importance of using red filters on flashlights and headlamps, and covering up holes that were dug, May through October, respectively. Shell on! You are doing a fabulous job. Thank you!!!

[@SWFBeachLife]

I still talk about the day we saw the turtle on the beach. It truly was amazing! Now I’m hoping to spot a hatchling one of these days. I still have a few months! 🤞🏻 Thank you so much for watching!!

[@gingermackeen5741]

Amazing video! Thanks for sharing!

[@SWFBeachLife]

Thanks for watching!

[@amielawson8344]

What an amazing experience!

[@terrencewimberly798]

Loved it! This reminds me of the days on Cumberland island seashore.🐚🐢

[@SWFBeachLife]

Still the coolest thing I've ever seen on the beach! Thanks for watching!

[@mattwalter3571]

What an awesome experience to have witnessed!! Thanks so much for sharing it with us all. I've been getting my fix catching up on old episodes 😁. Hope all is well

[@SWFBeachLife]

As well as can be expected! It was truly a once in a lifetime experience seeing that mama turtle lay her eggs.

[@tinkertailor3115]

I've seen her activity being tracked on the Turtle Tracker site! What a wonderful experience for you.

[@SWFBeachLife]

It was amazing!!! I am still hoping I'll get to see some little guys hatch. Fingers crossed! Thank you for watching!

[@tinkertailor3115]

@@SWFBeachLife I checked last night and she was hanging out down by Key West -- probably visiting Margaritaville! :-)

[@SWFBeachLife]

Tinker Tailor I KNEW I liked that turtle! She has great taste 🤣

[@tinkertailor3115]

@@SWFBeachLife :-)

[@denavess732]

This is awesome we did see yellow tie offs for turtles Thanks for sharing such thing!

[@SWFBeachLife]

We were so very lucky to have had this amazing experience!

[@Teresa-ih4sn]

Thank you for this video! Too cool. Yup I'm checking out your older videos so I don't miss beachy goodness! Lol

[@SWFBeachLife]

This was such a magical experience! I also remember it was flipping HOT out! That poor mama!

[@denabergman5847]

Now this is an awesome moment. Thank you for sharing it.

[@SWFBeachLife]

It really was! Thanks for watching!

[@mlgauss60435]

Awesome filming! Congratulations! 👍❤

[@SWFBeachLife]

Thank you! It was amazing to be at the right place at the right time. We felt so lucky!

[@pegbracey4718]

Awesome video and very informative narration, thank you 😊

[@denisepeterson7401]

That was amazing! Thanks for sharing this.

[@lindarichie2585]

That was amazing to see! Thanks so much for sharing this ! ♥️

[@SWFBeachLife]

It was incredible! It will probably never happen again in my lifetime, but so glad I got to see it and record it for others too! Thanks so much for watching!

[@LindaMoganOsborne-dm9cc]

Beautiful ❤

[@2mickj]

Fascinating! 🌊 🐢

[@dixiebrumagin4804]

How wonderful

[@doreenflannery8270]

Wow so beautiful. Thank you for all the factual information. Wish I was there

[@SWFBeachLife]

Any time!

[@briannasolitro8948]

Also I go to sanibel island quite often even though I live in Georgia

[@SWFBeachLife]

I meet people from all over on the beaches of Sanibel. I met lovely Kim from Arkansas last weekend. I love talking to new people and finding out where they are from :)

[@nikiakbik5896]

Amazing! So happy. Thank you for sharing with us!!

[@SWFBeachLife]

She was AMAZING! I hope it's not the first/last time I encounter one of these gorgeous creatures!

[@nikiakbik5896]

I got to check off swimming with them in Maui just a few weeks ago! Amazing wonderful creatures!

[@judyprezeau3354]

Awesome beachy goodness!!

[@SWFBeachLife]

Judy Prezeau The finest 😉

[@pattyvalinote8737]

You have the greatest video’s!!!!What part of the beach were you at? It sure is amazing.🌊🐢🌴thanks for sharing!

[@SWFBeachLife]

This was between Bowman's and Blind Pass (of course) closer to Blind Pass. Not one person came by as we stood there with this turtle - it's a pretty remote part of the beach and you'd have to had been walking for quite a bit to get there. We are still feeling quite lucky that we got to witness her. I LOVE FLORIDA!!!

[@pattyvalinote8737]

SWF Beach Life I saw this past week that someone with a golf card rode on the beach in Captiva over the nests😳. I hope and pray they catch them. It looked a remote part of the beach. Just love that💓. Thanks for letting me know😌🐚🌴🐢

[@SWFBeachLife]

Patty Valinote Yes I read that too. Heartbreaking. I hope they catch them. What kind of person does that?! 😡

[@carolyncaplan5858]

Wonderful. Thanks for all the great information.

[@SWFBeachLife]

Truly my pleasure!!

[@32xIch6m4]

So amazing! I hope I He to see one someday.

[@SWFBeachLife]

Maybe one day!

[@deniseview4253]

Thank you for sharing this.

[@SWFBeachLife]

You are so very welcome!

[@carrieeasley3995]

That was great! Thanks for sharing!

[@SWFBeachLife]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you for watching!

[@brendagroff8478]

Thank you, I learned a lot from you.

[@SWFBeachLife]

You are so welcome!

[@tonibowers6324]

So cool, thank you. 😊

[@SWFBeachLife]

Glad you liked it!

[@amygerrish938]

Wow what a great video! Thank you for sharing! Someday I hope to move there!

[@SWFBeachLife]

Glad you enjoyed it! We waited three years and finally made the move!

[@amygerrish938]

@@SWFBeachLife We hope to in the next few as well!

[@SWFBeachLife]

Amy Gerrish Hope you have a great time researching the area!!

[@aliviairwin8051]

So amazing, thank you so much. I actually got a little teary eyed! Such amazing creatures. What a blessing. How do you track her? I'd love to see where she is now.

[@SWFBeachLife]

I'm not sure if her tracker fell off, but the SCCF (the people who track the turtles up here) are tracking a few turtles, but Periwinkle isn't one of them. Here is a link to the turtles they are currently tracking www.trackturtles.com/index.html

[@aliviairwin8051]

Thank you! I'm coming to Marco Island from Utah beginning of December. So excited. I've been watching your videos everyday because I'm excited but also because it's so helpful to learn about the shells and to see how you find them. I know what to look for in the sand. It's awesome! Thank you!

[@SWFBeachLife]

@@aliviairwin8051 I hope you find lots of souvenirs! 🐚

[@debbiegradowski9885]

This was great! Thank you sooo very much for sharing! Do they come back to their nest to check? Also how long about does it take for eggs to hatch? Hope y’all catch that- what fun!!! ♥️🇺🇸😍.

[@SWFBeachLife]

The mama turtles may come back to nest again during the nesting season (May-Oct), but she won't check on any other nests she's created. It takes about 2 months for the little hatchlings to "cook" before they go back out to sea. Thank you for watching - it was so much fun to be there and share!

[@annavaneck_]

OMG I loved to see this great encounter 🥰 Thank you so much for all the information. I love your channel. Did you go back to see how many eggs actually hatched? I would be on that site daily just to check it out 😁 Thanks again for the great video!

[@SWFBeachLife]

I was't able to find out how many eggs hatched, however I was able to track her movements and soon after I saw her on Sanibel she was down near Key West. Smart turtle!

[@maosung5219]

💚💙

[@marisupinillos9262]

Hi, can you tell me how early I can go to Sanibel? May I pay the toll with sun-pass? May I bring my bicycle? Is there any free parking? I know it is $5 per hour, but the parking area are small, where is the best place to park? Thank you and God bless you

[@SWFBeachLife]

You can go to Sanibel whenever you like if you park in one of the 24 hour lots. Some are dawn to dusk, others are 24 hours. You can bring your bike, but you can't bike over the causeway right now. Parking is $5 an hour everywhere on the island so you can't escape paying to park. Bowman's Beach has the largest parking lot and it's a decent place to find shells.

[@tondanampaiocardenas5155]

W❤️W

[@SWFBeachLife]

I knoooooow! It was AWESOME!

[@briannasolitro8948]

I’m the first view yayyyyy