Dolphins

Bottlenose Dolphins swimming.
Common Bottlenose Dolphin
Jekyll Island, Georgia, USA; APR 2022

About 2 weeks ago, we made a trip to Jekyll Island, a barrier island off the coast of Georgi in the USA. We took our granddaughter on a Dolphin Tour. This tour turned out to be remarkable. We floated among a pod of 13 Bottlenose Dolphins for about an hour watching them in various activities. It was a fascinating experience.

One of the activities we observed was mating. I learned that a female dolphin chooses a nanny to assist her to prepare and birth the baby. During the mating procedure the mother-to-be inverts herself, the nanny holds up her head so she can breathe and the male completes his task.

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Bottlenose dolphins mating.
Mating Common Bottlenose Dolphins
Jekyll Island, Georgia, USA; APR 2022
Bottlenose Dolphin in vertical position.
Common Bottlenose Dolphin
Jekyll Island, Georgia, USA; APR 2022

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Some Interesting Wildlife from San Diego

Harbor Seal (Phoca vitulina)
Seal Cove, La Jolla, CA; MAY 2019

Last May, we visited some family in the San Diego area. On one of those days, we visited some spots along the shore that teemed with wildlife. It was a great time.

Please note that the wild Red-crowned Parrot is a wild bird. Pet releases and other incidents have allowed a colony of these birds to establish themselves in the San Diego area.

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Juvenile Harbor Seal (Phoca vitulina)
Seal Cove, La Jolla, CA; MAY 2019
Juvenile Western Gull (Larus occidentalis) – P1
Seal Cove, La Jolla, CA
California Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis californicus)
Seal Cove, La Jolla, CA; MAY 2019
California Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis)
Seal Cove, La Jolla, CA; MAY 2019
Wild Red-crowned Parrot (Amazona viridigenalis)
San Diego, CA; MAY 2019
Yucca Plant Seed Pods
San Diego Bay National Wildlife, Refuge, CA; MAY 2019

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