Punalu'u Turtle by beachzz

Photography • Animals • posted on Jun 01, 2009

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The lagoon I posted the other day was at Punalu'u** Black Sand Beach (thank you, Errol!!). For a fairly small place, it's full of beauty and wonder. As we left, this turtle graced us with her presence. I was about 20 feet away from her, respected her space. She allowed me to take her foto and I am grateful. do zoom **punalu'u

Comments (22)

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Annihilator-6

12:20AM | Mon, 01 June 2009

Great photo!

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3x3

1:47AM | Mon, 01 June 2009

awesome shot Marilyn x 5+

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durleybeachbum

1:57AM | Mon, 01 June 2009

They always look so troubled, but I don't suppose they are!

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SGopi

2:10AM | Mon, 01 June 2009

cool...click..!! 5+

thevolunteer

2:18AM | Mon, 01 June 2009

Great shot Marilyn. Turtles are protected in Hawaii. You are forbidden to get within 15 feet of them. Especially, when they lay their eggs. Aloha

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artaddict2

2:21AM | Mon, 01 June 2009

Great shot Marilyn, I'm intrigued by the black sand as much as the turtle!

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Meisiekind

2:55AM | Mon, 01 June 2009

Oh my - I have heard of black sand beach and have seen many documentaries on it - and there you were... with a beautiful turtle gracing you with her presence!!! What a beautiful and very special image Marilyn!!! WOW!

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sharky_

3:34AM | Mon, 01 June 2009

Nice to see them crawling up on the sand. Saddle up on them....and maybe get a picture of you riding the turtles? lol. Excellent shot. Aloha

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bmac62

7:33AM | Mon, 01 June 2009

Weather beaten look...this is probably a senior turtle looking for a place to cash her Social Security check.

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photostar

8:28AM | Mon, 01 June 2009

She looks tired and in need of some rest. Great capture.

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MrsRatbag

8:35AM | Mon, 01 June 2009

Wow...what an amazing sight!

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flavia49

8:47AM | Mon, 01 June 2009

superlative shot!!

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auntietk

9:26AM | Mon, 01 June 2009

How fortunate to see something like this! The black sand is beautiful (reminds me of my foundry days, buying chromite sand) and it really shows off the turtle. Great shot!

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