When swimwear designers are told to decorate a pumpkin - this is the magic that happens!! #seaturtle #kingofthesea #swimwear #designers #pumpkindecorating #happyhalloween #magical #teamswim #liandfung #lfamericas #covelife
I can not wait to see these cuties in some piercings! 18k rose, white and yellow gold Turtles from @anatometalinc! #turtles #turtlepower #18k #gold #goldbodyjewelry #yellowgold #whitegold #rosegold #seaturtle #anatometal #anatolove #implantgradebodyjewelry #implantgrade #titanium #safepiercing #appmember #piercingsbysteve #studioseventeen #holland #michigan #downtownholland #michiganpiercer (at Studio Seventeen) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_IKqybBOgf/?igshid=11e2bhdll8ooe
You can download printable PDFs of this painting, and purchase original artwork and signed prints at my Etsy shop over here - https://www.etsy.com/shop/sanjanasart/
I’ve been working on some gifts that I can’t share yet, but I wanted to let you know that I’ve updated my Etsy shop to include my mini succulent turtle planters!
They are $25 each plus shipping and are made to order, so I allow up to 2 weeks to fill an order.
*I apologise for the high shipping costs, as it’s now $9.30 to ship my smallest box (booooo) but I’m working to find a better shipping method to reduce your shipping costs in the near future! As always, I appreciate your support. Whether it’s liking, commenting, sharing, buying or just following, thank you from the bottom of my .
I’ve decided to tackle the 100 day challenge! My theme is 100 endangered animals. Here are the first pieces in the series. Please feel free to follow along daily over on my instagram!
My Hawaii trip has come to an end and I cannot thank @hiltonwaikoloavillage enough for such an incredible first trip to the Big Island! The amazing staff, always so warm and friendly, created an experience I will never forget. Mahalo to all my new friends including the family of sea turtles that weren’t shy to say hello. You have all showed me the true Aloha spirit. Until we meet again! . . . #hawaii #bigisland #hawaiilife #seaturtles #hiltonwaikoloavillage #hiltonwaikoloa #waikoloavillage #waikoloa #seaturtle #hosted #instagay #islandlife #aloha #mahalo (at Hilton Waikoloa Village) https://www.instagram.com/p/B1xpRgJHpk_/?igshid=zjn5uxlkobsh
One of my favorite parts of my stay so far at the @hiltonwaikoloavillage is snorkeling with the sea turtles in the hotel lagoon. The Hawaiian Honu is a symbol of wisdom and good luck in the form of a guardian spirit, or Amakua. These green sea turtles come and go from the ocean as they please and it is such a magical experience to swim beside these beautiful creatures. ✨ . Meet my friend Squirt, he’s quite the charmer. Check out my Hawaii highlight story on my profile for more sea turtle footage . . . #hawaii #bigisland #hawaiilife #seaturtles #hiltonwaikoloavillage #hiltonwaikoloa #waikoloavillage #waikoloa #seaturtle #hosted #instagay #islandlife #aloha #mahalo (at Hilton Waikoloa Village) https://www.instagram.com/p/B1rlqFfHKtC/?igshid=1cjdu0v9aqidr
Happy #TurtleTuesday! Hatchling Leatherback Sea Turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) and Adult Hawksbill Sea Turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata). #SciArt from Our #Reptiles and #Batrachians (1893) by Mordecai Cubitt Cooke. Contributed for digitization by the Research Library of the American Museum of Natural History (@amnh) to #BiodiversityHeritageLibrary. https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11090530 _________________________________________________ #Turtles #Herpetology #Reptiles #SeaTurtles #Hawksbill #Leatherback #SeaTurtle #AMNH #BHLib #Biodiversity #NaturalHistory #NatHist #ScientificIllustration #ScientificArt #OpenAccess #Libraries #Archives #SpecialCollections #LibrariesofInstagram #IGLibraries #IG_Libraries #AMNH
Last year I was lucky enough to visit Sri Lanka and spend some time on the beautiful coastline. The water was so crystal clear and I was delighted to spot the odd turtle foraging close to the beach. I spent literally hours with my eyes glued to the water, waiting for them to pop up for a breath so I could catch a glimpse or snap a pic.
There are seven species of sea turtles currently in existence: leatherback, green, flatback, hawksbill, loggerhead, kemp’s ridley and olive ridley. Of these, six inhabit Australian waters. The IUCN classifies the hawksbill and kemp’s ridley turtles as critically endangered, the green turtle as endangered, and the other four as either vulnerable or data deficient. Some of the threats to sea turtles include poaching, bycatch, development, plastic debris, oil spills, climate change, predators and disease (namely fibropapillomatosis).
While the leatherback turtle has a unique appearance due to its size, huge front flippers and lack of a hard shell, the other species are a little more difficult to differentiate. Identification is done by counting the costal scutes (bony plates on the shell) and the pairs of prefrontal scales.
Looking at my turtle photos, I can count only one pair of prefrontal scales, which narrows it down to green and flatback. The latter is only found around the northern coastline of Australia, SO green sea turtle it is!
If you’re interested in learning more about sea turtles or want to contribute to their conservation, there are countless programs out there for vets, students, nurses and budding conservationists, where you can get hands on experience looking after turtles in rehabilitation centres, collecting data for research, protecting turtle nesting sites or cleaning up their habitats!