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Kalkan Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: borischelski on August 22, 2012, 08:39:05 PM
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i was swimming on kalkan beach yesterday (tues) evening just after 6pm when just within the swimming area ropes i bacame aware of a large ish creature a few yards ahead of me just below the surface.
i only had a few seconds to look at it before it just slipped below the surface.unfortunately i didnt get a clear view as the water was a bit choppy and was in partial shadow at that time of the evening. also obviously swimming one is very close to the water therefore dnt get a perspective view.
it appeared brownish in colour and having seen them before else where and my inital thoughts were that it was a smallish turtle-i think theyre still nesing round patara beach
the other alternatives are a large fish of but as far as im aware there are no sharks or dolphins in this area.
is anyone aware as to whether any of the local fishermen have spotted a rouge sea turtle this week?
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Wow! - wonder what it was? We have seen dolphins in the water there, but not that close to the shore - hopefully someone will know....tbc!.
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loggerhead turtle?
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Sounds like you saw the turtle that is spotted most days within the roped off area of Kalkan Beach. Nothing more sinister than that!
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My husband swims off the beach and usually sees this turtle at least once a day.He has sometimes seen a much larger one but thats usually a lot further out.Can give you a bit of a fright if it pops its head out of the water but what a priviledge to see in its natural surroundings.
From time to time there are dolphins in the bay but we were very lucky to see a seal once.We reported to the costguard and they came,photographed him and reported the sighting,as they are so rare now.It was only a foot away from us and was crunching on a fish he had caught.It was an amazing sight.