Just another day at the office!

Another afternoon where I was diligently working on my proposal ended when I heard there was a pod of Dolphins down at the beach. They were very close and this time I had a bit better vantage point from which to shoot some pictures. They appeared to be playing, possibly with one particularly scarred looking looking eagle ray that was taking cover against the rocks where I was standing.

These southern bottlenosed dolphins were playing in a small cave between two rock outcrops during the high tide. This made for some stupendous sights of tail hopping and splashing as they appeared to be chasing fish, rays, and even playing with seaweed.

 As the sun became shrouded behind the clouds they eventually moved out of the little embayment and into the open channel between the mainland and Goat Island. A few individual began to show off a bit with some aerial acrobatics and tail slapping.

 A nice relaxing end to the day, especially after hitting some road blocks in my writing. The sun did return toward the end of the show these dolphins were putting on for their own amusement. Although bright, the distance was hazed with the moisture of the low rain clouds that hung over the coastline.

 So, just another day at the office. I will leave you with one last shot of this aerial showoff who (if you look closely) still hung on to his algal toy on his pectoral fin.