With the end of the chick-rearing period upon me, it was
about time to start putting up the 18 wooden roller nest boxes made for me
locally earlier in the season. This was carried out with the much-appreciated
assistance of my friends Christos, Emmi, Spyros and Heather; thanks guys! Hopefully
the boxes will be used next spring and increase the size (and accessibility!)
of the study site roller population.
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| Christos and Heather take a well-earned break |
An evening drink with Christos and Heather also resulted in
one of the non-project highlights of the summer, when a moonlit stroll down the
beach resulted in wonderful views of an egg-laying loggerhead turtle. These
amazing animals breed on several Cypriot beaches, alongside the related green
turtle, but are being greatly impacted by the increasing development of coastal
habitats on the island.
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| Female loggerhead turtle (copyright C.Mammides) |
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