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A female Diamondback terrapin, Malaclemys terrapin, puts the final touches onher freshly laid nest of eggs

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Description

A female Diamondback terrapin, Malaclemys terrapin, puts the final touches onher freshly laid nest of eggs. (Image credit: Mary Hollinger)

Photographer

Mary Hollinger

Display Date

1980 June

NOAA Affiliation

NODC biologist

Keywords

Coastline

Chesapeake Bay Maryland

Project

Photo Library