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Loggerhead nest season begins with Blackbeard

A loggerhead turtle makes its nest at dawn along the Georgia coast. Photo provided by Georgia DNR

loggerhead turtle — A loggerhead turtle makes its nest at dawn along the Georgia coast. Photo provided by Georgia DNR

BRUNSWICK — Georgia’s nesting season for loggerhead sea turtles started farther up the coast than usual this week yet still at a most fitting spot: Blackbeard Island National Wildlife Refuge.

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