The town we vacationed in has red street lights to not mess with the wildlife.

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Xenophic99 on February 1st, 2020 at 16:39 UTC »

Or, you were just in the red-light district.

CuredImages on February 1st, 2020 at 16:39 UTC »

Isn’t this mostly for turtles?

liquid_surprise on February 1st, 2020 at 16:40 UTC »

My guess is, if this is near an ocean/beach, that it is so turtles hatching from eggs on the beach don’t confuse the street lights for the moon and are able to head straight for the ocean.