Emerging from the ocean under cover of night, female leatherback turtles, sometimes over 1,000 pounds, slowly haul themselves up the beach to dig a deep nest with their powerful rear flippers. They lay around 80 to 100 soft, ping-pong-ball-sized eggs, then carefully cover them with sand to hide them from predators. Once the task is complete, they lumber back to sea, leaving the next generation to incubate and hatch on their own. Nikon D800 with Sigma 15mm fisheye lens, ISO 50, f/22 at 1/3 of a second.
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Emerging from the ocean under cover of night, female leatherback turtles, sometimes over 1,000 pounds, slowly haul themselves up the beach to dig a deep nest with their powerful rear flippers. They lay around 80 to 100 soft, ping-pong-ball-sized eggs, then carefully cover them with sand to hide them from predators. Once the task is complete, they lumber back to sea, leaving the next generation to incubate and hatch on their own. Nikon D800 with Sigma 15mm fisheye lens, ISO 50, f/22 at 1/3 of a second.
That is a dramatic sky witnessing a dramatic moment in the life of that female leatherback turtle.