Saturday, December 08, 2007

Dolphins in the Front Yard

We have been doing a lot of dolphin watching in the evenings and they are everywhere! We have seen upwards of 30 at a time; many of them splashing around and jumping out of the water.
They are Andrew's favorite animal and he has been literally beside himself with joy watching them in the water.
The dolphins have been using a feeding/mating ritual which involves swimming quietly along the beach about 50 feet out then suddenly turning towards the sand and tearing in towards the beach turning at the last minute with a tremendous splash and often soaking the sand on the shore in the process. After fish or females, we don't know, but it's an awesome sight. Here are some more shots from the last two nights on the beach.

2 comments:

Julie Wieder said...

Gosh, the things our kids will grow up taking advantage of!! Hopefully they won't, but odds are they will. Still, what a beautiful sight. You need to call me since I lost your number...he he. Miss you!
Julie

Brittany said...

Hey Guys,
I love the dolphins!!! They are so cool. Hope to see you soon.

Love,
Brittany