Annapolis area from St. John's College Boathouse.

Annapolis area from St. John's College Boathouse.

A year-old snapping turtle.

Baby terrapins from the same year class having various sizes, shapes, and markings.

A year-old snapping turtle, about the same size as an oyster shell.

Diamondback terrapin hatchling exiting the shell.

Diamondback terrapin hatchling with typical shell markings.

Newly hatched diamondback terrapin. Note the egg sac.

Newly hatched diamondback terrapin with egg sac and egg tooth.

Newly hatched diamondback terrapin with egg sac and egg tooth.

Newly hatched diamondback terrapin.

Diamondback terrapin hatchlings.

Diamondback terrapin hatchling. (Let me outta here!)

Juvenile mud turtle.

Juvenile mud turtle.

Juvenile mud turtle, bottom view.

Diamondback terrapin nest in dirt. Note presumed hatched egg casings in lower left.

Diamondback terrapin nest in rocky soil. Note egg casings to left.

Diamondback terrapin eggs as they appear when successfully hatched.

Diamondback terrapin eggs; the shreaded casings are an indication of predation.

14 unhatched diamondback terrapin eggs in a sandy soil nest.

Diamondback terrapin eggs that were victims of predation: the three hatched eggs are of uncertain type.

Box turtle.

Frog.

Frog.

A kingsnake working its way across a Patuxent Beach yard.

A little beach toad blends in well with its surroundings.

A spring morning at Sand Beach.

Tide-pooling and rock hopping on the eastern side of Sand Beach.

Tide-pooling and rock hopping on the eastern side of Sand Beach.

On the western side of Sand Beach looking south towards Thunder Hole area.

On the western side of Sand Beach looking south towards Thunder Hole area.

Thunder Hole, spray, water and thunderous sounds following the crash of a North Atlantic swell.

The view towards Otter Cliffs from Thunder Hole.

Thunder Hole - spray, water and thunderous sounds following the crash of a North Atlantic swell. Note the limit of algae growth along the high tide line on the rocks.

Looking north towards Sand Beach along the southeast coast of Mt. Desert Island.

You have to watch your step along the cliffs of Acadia National Park.

Morning fog and mist starting to burn off. Looking south to Otter Cliffs area.

Looking down on a "big"sand beach on the way to Otter Cliffs area. Photo #1 of sequence.

A "big" sand beach encountered on the way to Otter Cliffs. Photo #2 of sequence.

Human being in photo gives scale to "big" sand. This is a boulder beach with large stone rollers rounded by the incessant pounding of North Atlantic swells. Some of these boulders are between 1/2 and 1 meter in diameter. Photo #3 of sequence.

Looking north to the Sand Beach area from the Otter Cliffs.

Looking north from the Otter Cliffs.

Looking north to the Sand Beach area from the Otter Cliffs.

Looking north to the Sand Beach area from the Otter Cliffs.

Bass Harbor Head Lighthouse as seen from the east and cliffside.

Lobster boats working off of Bass Harbor Head.

Bass Harbor Head Lighthouse from below and looking east at the shoreline.

Bass Harbor Head Lighthouse from below and looking east at the shoreline.

Tide pool with mussels below Bass Harbor Head Lighthouse.