Turtlesinger, Inc.


is a Federal 501(c)3 Public Charity - New Jersey Charities Registration # CH2998200
Mission Statement: To educate and entertain the public about turtles with original songs and/or live turtles.



MAY 24, 2022



Loony Divers



Penguins are also relatives of the loons.


Loon facts: they can live to 30 years and hold their breaths underwater for up to 90 seconds.


The males alone pick out the nest location!


To watch these loony divers dive, SCROLL DOWN…



MAY 24, 2022



Loons and Ducks



You can hear a couple of loon calls in this video montage, but the majority of bird sounds you hear are of nearby gulls not seen on camera.


More Loon facts: they swallow small pebbles to help crush the crustaceans they eat, and sometimes can eat small lead pellets from anglers that can promote death by lead poisoning. I was sorry to read this disturbing fact since we see lots of fishing right off the North Wildwood wall—but the good news is we always see lots of loons there, too.


For a different sighting from the North Wildwood wall, SCROLL DOWN…



MAY 24, 2022



Just Ducky



These long-tailed ducks are also shown in winter plumage. Their conservation status is listed as “vulnerable.” These must be females, because I didn’t notice any long tails like the ones seen on the males. Fun facts: these ducks can dive up to 480 feet—deeper than other ducks--because they are the only ducks that use their wings to dive! We never see these on the salt marsh behind our house on Stone Harbor Boulevard, although in years past I saw them more than a few times, and in summer plumage, from the beach off the Avalon boardwalk. For a beautiful sight right off the North Wildwood Wall near the Hereford Inlet Lighthouse, SCROLL DOWN…



MAY 24, 2022



Crocuses Cropped Up



There’s always something beautiful blooming at the lovely gardens at the foot of the Hereford Inlet lighthouse.


We also saw beautiful daffodils blooming there that day on March 14th.


For blooms of a different color, SCROLL DOWN…



MAY 24, 2022



Nearly Spring Sunshine



We’re grateful to live in Cape May County, which always seems to have a jump on Spring—like these early pre-Spring crocuses.


Along with these beautiful crocuses, we saw grape hyacinths and tulips to come.


By now there is definitely much more in bloom there! We’ll have to stop by and check it out.


For one of the many beautiful sunsets we get to see from our house, SCROLL DOWN…



MAY 24, 2022



Sunset Glow with Parkway Peepers



We could do a whole blog just on the sunsets we are blessed with from our back yard! That would actually take several blogs… Turn up the sound to hear a chorus of spring frogs to go with this late winter/almost spring photo. These are two recordings from March 17th and April 20th and these are sounds we never hear on the salt marsh. So, we drive on Golf Club Road near the Parkway to hear them—hence the sounds of traffic you hear. But we still thought they went nicely with the sunset since we heard them about that time.


For our final shot from March 14th, SCROLL DOWN…



MAY 24, 2022



From Loony to Moony



Those loons and ducks were treated to this beautiful moon later that evening. We’ve included another recording, this time of tree frogs we heard April 30th during the day (listen carefully to hear them calling to one another across a distance—WAIT FOR IT…) at the Cedar Swamp Trail in Ocean View (where we also saw a turtle in one of the bogs)! We know yesterday was World Turtle Day—and we promise that much more turtle material is on its way! But my first and late husband used to say that you can’t live in Cape May County without becoming a birder, and I’ve found this to be true. So, you’re going to see many birds as well as turtles on this blog. Thanks so much for reading our photos from March 14th blog today!





Contact Us:



turtlesinger@hotmail.com | Phone: (609) 205-9248