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A Summer Adventure: Peculiar Visitor Found in Georgica Pond

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Kids exploring Georgica Pond discovered a northern lined seahorse living in the brackish waters at the southern end of the pond last week. Any Icthyologist surmised it had been carried into the pond when the

Kids exploring Georgica Pond discovered a northern lined seahorse living in the brackish waters at the southern end of the pond last week. Any Icthyologist surmised it had been carried into the pond when the "cut" to the ocean was open in the spring or last fall. Photo Courtesy of Pamela Mahoney

Kids exploring Georgica Pond discovered a northern lined seahorse living in the brackish waters at the southern end of the pond last week. Any Icthyologist surmised it had been carried into the pond when the

Kids exploring Georgica Pond discovered a northern lined seahorse living in the brackish waters at the southern end of the pond last week. Any Icthyologist surmised it had been carried into the pond when the "cut" to the ocean was open in the spring or last fall. Photo Courtesy of Pamela Mahoney

Kids exploring Georgica Pond discovered a northern lined seahorse living in the brackish waters at the southern end of the pond last week. Any Icthyologist surmised it had been carried into the pond when the

Kids exploring Georgica Pond discovered a northern lined seahorse living in the brackish waters at the southern end of the pond last week. Any Icthyologist surmised it had been carried into the pond when the "cut" to the ocean was open in the spring or last fall. Photo Courtesy of Pamela Mahoney

Kids exploring Georgica Pond discovered a northern lined seahorse living in the brackish waters at the southern end of the pond last week. Any Icthyologist surmised it had been carried into the pond when the

Kids exploring Georgica Pond discovered a northern lined seahorse living in the brackish waters at the southern end of the pond last week. Any Icthyologist surmised it had been carried into the pond when the "cut" to the ocean was open in the spring or last fall. Photo Courtesy of Pamela Mahoney

authorMichael Wright on Jul 12, 2023
A summer evening’s exploration turned into a marine science field trip for three young East Hampton visitors last week, when they discovered a tiny and rarely seen seahorse in the... more

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