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North Inlet - Winyah Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve

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Description

North Inlet - Winyah Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve.The diamond-back terrapin is a year-round resident in estuaries and feeds onfiddler crabs and snails. This female terrapin is returning to the water aftersuccessfully nesting above the tide line.

Location

Vicinity of Georgetown, South Carolina

Collection

NERR

Fauna

Keywords

Estuaries

Fauna