Dolphin By The Dozen

Dolphin Mischief Joins an Excitable Pod!
It was a great day to be out on the water, and even better if you came out with us! Dolphin Spirit got to spend a bit of time with Kesslet, who was enjoying a lazy Sunday just outside the marina. She spent most of the afternoon dancing around the mouth of the river, rolling around near the surface and being nosy with the boats who were coming in and out. She wasn’t very active, but it was still nice to see her enjoying her Sunday too! Mischief on the other hand was unsuccessful on her first trip of the day, only encountering the seals at Whiteness at a barren Chanonry Point zone. However, the second trip was a totally different story, with a group of around 10 dolphins to the east of Whiteness, playing and riding along with the boat for a good bit of their journey! Just goes to show that every trip is different, and you just never know what will happen one day to the next!

Sunbathing Seals
It wasn’t just a glorious day for us and the dolphins though, as our local seals were spotted sunning themselves on the mudflats early this afternoon too. Two harbour seals and one female grey seal took up residence there throughout our afternoon sightings, resting just out of arm’s reach of the water. One curious seal bounced up and down excitedly as we passed by, watching the boat the whole while; the passengers were just as enthralled! As we get closer to the pupping season, we’ll be keeping an eye out for more seals on the mudflats, and any signs of little ones floating around the area too. There was certainly as least one very heavily pregnant female in the group we saw today, so it’s only a matter of time it seems!