Nature scenes from the littoral range
A surveyed green sea turtle nest sits on the dunes of the Santa Rosa Island range June 24 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Jackson Guard’s sea turtle patrol program finds and safeguards threatened and endangered sea turtle nests.The vital nesting and hatching period occurs from May to October. The data collected is shared with the state of Florida’s sea turtle monitoring system. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ilka Cole)