This morning, we encountered our first turtle of the season. It was a small (10 to 12 inches) hawksbill turtle (the most common turtle in the Caribbean). The entire time we watched, the turtle was preoccupied with feeding on something beneath a ledge. Turtles often feed on sponges, so my guess is that the turtle was feeding on a small sponge, which was out of my view.
We were a few feet above the turtle, at a depth of about 45 feet. These are not the most flattering photos, but at least they show the turtle doing whatever it wanted. I didn't see any tags on its flippers, so it hasn't been included in any of the official surveys yet.
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