01_Beautiful_Green_Turtle_(Chelonia_mydas-Suppenschildkroete)_in_the_early_morning_hours
02_Early_morning_turtle_tracks_and_Pakia_tea_in_the_background
03_At_least_the_turtles_could_lay_their_eggs_before_being_turned_over_and_transported_to_the_turtle_ponds
04_Turtles_awaiting_their_faith_in_the_turtle_ponds
05_One_thing_you_never_should_do_because_it_really_hurts_the_turtles
06_The_old_turtle_ponds_where_turtles_were_kept_for_eating_during_off_season
07_That_is_how_turtles_were_transported_to_the_UK_for_turtle_soup
08_Finally_reaching_the_ocean_after_being_very_exhausted_from_laying_the_eggs
09_Once_the_turtle_starts_laying_her_eggs_she_is_in_a_kind_of_trance
10_An_abandoned_egg_chamber
12_Turtle_closing_her_egg_chamber_with_the_back_flippers
13_Turtle_throwing_lots_of_sand_on_the_closed_egg_chamber
15_Turtle_just_leaving_her_nest
16_Finally_reaching_the_sea_in_the_early_morning_hours
17_Happy_to_get_back_into_the_water_and_not_to_feel_her_own_weight
18_Another_busy_night_on_Long_Beach
19_An_old_nest_where_the_young_ones_already_hatched
20_Lots_of_turtles_are_mating_next_to_our_boat
21_North_East_Bay_with_slightly_darker_and_therefor_warmer_sand
22_Meeting_with_a_Green_Turtle_under_water
23_Crabs_do_not_care_about_cars_but_we_should_take_care_of_them
24_The_landcrabs_(Johnghartia_lagostoma)_are_confined_to_the_mountainous_interior_with_higher_rainfalls
25_Very_young_landcrab_hiding_under_wood
26_Beautiful_male_landcrab_(Johngarthia_lagostoma)
27_All_crabs_we_found_were_male_because_the_females_are_alread_on_the_way_to_the_ocean_to_lay_their_eggs
28_Landcrabs_spend_most-of_the_day_in_burrows_coming_out_at_night_when_it_is_cooler
29_Landcrab_looking_for_food_on_a_foggy_day
30_They_can_stay_underground_for_weeks_at_a_time_waiting_for_rain
31_After_cats_were_introduced_on_Ascension_most_of_the_birds_only_nested_on_this_huge_rock_called_Boatswain_Island
32_Boatswain_Bird_Island_where_most_of_the_birds_now_have_their_nests
33_Brown_Booby_(Sula_leucogaster-Weissbauchtoelpel)
34_Masked_Boobies_(Sula_dactylatra-Maskentoelpel)_flying_at_Letterbox
35_Masked_Booby_and_chick_at_Letterbox
36_Almost_grown_chick_of_Masked_Booby_which_are_breeding_again_on_Ascension
37_Ascension_Frigatebird_(Fregata_aquila-Adlerfregattvogel)_is_endemic_and_nests_mainly_on_Boatswain_Island
38_Juvenile_Ascension_frigate_bird_(Frigata_aquila)
39_Poison_to_kill_all_the_rats_on_Ascension
40_Young_Ascension_Frigatebird
41_White_Terns_(Gygis_alba-Feenseeschwalbe)_are_also_called_Fairy_Terns_and_are_very_curious
42_Old_image_of_visitors_between_the_huge_breeding_colony_of_Sooty_Terns_(Onchyprion_fuscata-Russseenschwalbe)
43_The_nocturnal_Band-rumped_Storm_Petrel_(Oceanodroma_castro-Madeirawellenlaeufer)_is_nocturnal_and_visited_our_boat_during_the_night
23_Looking_for_food_on_the_rocks
44_Some_Sally_Lightfood_crabs_(Grapsus_adscnsionis-Rote_Klippenkrabbe)_enjoying_the_waves_at_English_Bay
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