Lavender Sea Turtle - Print

This lavender inspired sea turtle by local Florida artist, Bobi McGinnis, is an ode to our deep love of sea turtles here on Amelia Island. This beautiful place is our personal home and where we handcraft all of our products with lavender and love.

The print comes matted with a white matte ready for framing to suit your decor. Note: The actual print does not have a watermark.

More about our local sea turtles...

Five species of endangered or threatened sea turtles can be found in Florida — Hawksbill, Kemp’s Ridley, Loggerhead, Leatherback and Green.  Leatherback and Green sea turtles regularly nest on Amelia Island from the beginning of March through the end of October.  Most sea turtles live 40-60 years.  Female turtles reach maturity at approximately 25-30 years.  These remarkable ladies typically come back to the beaches where they were born every 2-3 years to dig nests and lay their eggs.

During nesting season, female turtles come out of the water to choose their spot on the beach, dig a large hole and lay 80-120 eggs.  The nests are then covered up and camouflaged before the female turtles return to the sea.

Approximately 60 days later, the tiny hatchlings start to make their way from the nests to the water.  This usually occurs at night as baby turtles are born with a natural instinct to move in the direction of the brightest light — the open horizon far out at sea.  However, lights from hotels, homes and other buildings on the shore can confuse the turtles causing them to move away from the sea and perish.  There is a sea turtle lighting ordinance on Amelia Island to keep artificial shoreline light to a minimum so that baby sea turtles can safely find their way to the sea,

If you come upon a sea turtle, watch from a distance.  Allow them to crawl to the water on their own.  Keep all lights off and do not touch them.  You can help keep beaches safe for sea turtles by filling any holes you dig and taking all trash with you.  We thank you and the future generations of sea turtles thank you.