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The Hawksbill Turtle is a fairly common sight in the waters off St. Croix. If you spot one while you are snorkeling of diving try to swim about ten feet to their side. Many times they will get curious and come to you. If you try to follow them from behind or to catch up to them they will often move away. I have found once the Turtle comes to me and we are swimming together for a while the Turtle may actually start following me. In one of my dives at Cane Bay last year I had a Hawksbill about the size of this guy follow me for my entire dive and when I was kicking to shore I looked down in about five feet of water and he was still there. It is rare experiences like these that make your day.
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The Hawksbill Turtle is a fairly common sight in the waters off St. Croix. If you spot one while you are snorkeling of diving try to swim about ten feet to their side. Many times they will get curious and come to you. If you try to follow them from behind or to catch up to them they will often move away. I have found once the Turtle comes to me and we are swimming together for a while the Turtle may actually start following me. In one of my dives at Cane Bay last year I had a Hawksbill about the size of this guy follow me for my entire dive and when I was kicking to shore I looked down in about five feet of water and he was still there. It is rare experiences like these that make your day.

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  • TURTLE FLYING OVER ME
  • GREEN SEA TURTLE
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  • TURTLE AND MAN ON COMPRESSED AIR
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  • I've run into this little turtle before. He is always happy to see me and when I start shooting he always has to make a close pass by me to check out the lights.
  • This turtle is just resting on the bottom. I see him a lot and I'm convinced he has made St. Croix his home because he's to lazy to do the open ocean turtle thing. He reminds me of some of my layed back friends.
  • This photo gives a good example of the classic overhanging upper beak of the Hawksbill Turtle.
  • Hawkbill Turtle seen at Cane Bay
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  • Hawksbill turtle can be distinguished from the Green Turtle by the four shell segments between their eyes
  • The Hawksbill Turtle is a fairly common sight in the waters off St. Croix. If you spot one while you are snorkeling of diving try to swim about ten feet to their side. Many times they will get curious and come to you. If you try to follow them from behind or to catch up to them they will often move away. I have found once the Turtle comes to me and we are swimming together for a while the Turtle may actually start following me. In one of my dives at Cane Bay last year I had a Hawksbill about the size of this guy follow me for my entire dive and when I was kicking to shore I looked down in about five feet of water and he was still there. It is rare experiences like these that make your day.
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