Wednesday 9/1

[Nic D]

Originally Posted by dsafety

The highlight of the day was being in the middle of a dolphin feeding frenzy. There were dozens of the little gray and white ones working a big school of bait. The water was churned to froth as these beautiful animals put on an acrobatic display. The birds an sea lions got into the spirit as well. It was quite a sight to see.

And for those in the betting pool as to when Leo would make it to the launch, well, let's just say that he missed his 7:00 tee time by a healthy margin.

Bob

hey Bob, I've heard that being in the middle of a dolphin feeding frenzy is the last place you'd want to be... the tax man be taxing in those places

and as for leo, well I don't think he has an alarm clock

[dsafety]

Originally Posted by Tamarack Studios

hey Bob, I've heard that being in the middle of a dolphin feeding frenzy is the last place you'd want to be... the tax man be taxing in those places

and as for Leo, well I don't think he has an alarm clock

I don't know about Leo but when I saw him on the water, he seemed to be in the zone. Maybe it was a different time zone.

As for the dolphins, I have been on the water all my life but have never seen anything like this. I suppose it happens all the time and this was my time to be in the audience. This five minute event made the day special.

Imagine a large school of bait being attacked from all sides by some of the fastest, most agile creatures in the sea. I don't know if it was just part of the routine or if these guys were just having fun, but they were doing flips in the air while crashing the bait and doing just about every other dolphin behavior that you might see at Sea World.

The difference was that they were doing it inches from my kayak and all around me. I have been up close and personal with huge whales and surrounded by thousands of Yellowtail in a similar feeding frenzy. This event was in the same class. It made my day.

If the tax man showed up at that moment, it would probably have been worth it.

Bob

[wade]

Bob,

Not as impressive as the previous one you enjoyed, but here is a brief clip of my encounter today with the whites 1's.. (Whats their correct name?)


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWSz4K_0BU8





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[dsafety]

Originally Posted by wade

Bob,

Not as impressive as the previous one you enjoyed, but here is a brief clip of my encounter today with the whites 1's.. (Whats their correct name?)


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWSz4K_0BU8





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Based on some other posts, I think they are called Risso's Dolphins. I just call them beautiful. I wish I had pulled out my camera but with the action up close and all around, I do not think any photos would have done the event justice.

Bob

[Jim Sammons LJKF]

I always love seeing that and never tire of being out there when they are around.
The big, grey at the tail to white at the head with NO bottle nose are Rissos. The ones we tend to see in the largest pods, which are much smaller with a lighter grey side are Common Dolphin. Then the bigger grey with the bottle nose are of course Bottle nose, generally in much small groups.

[dsafety]

Originally Posted by Jim Sammons LJKF

I always love seeing that and never tire of being out there when they are around.
The big, grey at the tail to white at the head with NO bottle nose are Rissos. The ones we tend to see in the largest pods, which are much smaller with a lighter grey side are Common Dolphin. Then the bigger grey with the bottle nose are of course Bottle nose, generally in much small groups.

These must have been Common Dolphin. None was longer than about five feet. I did see some really large dark curved dorsal fins out in the distance. Hard to say how large but they were much bigger than these little guys. Maybe they were the Risso's.

Bob