Dolphins at Play

Ean Austral · 25th November 2009, 09:15 PM

Gday All,
Not sure what it was today but the Dolphins were having some play time.

Just a few of the many Pics taken.

It amazed me I had enough time to go and get the camera then come back and they were still playing

Hope you liked them...Cheers Ean

Ean Austral · 25th November 2009, 10:04 PM

We seem to have more this year than I can remember for a lot of years.

There is alot of baby ones and in the night time the glow from our decklights brightens about 10mtrs each side of the boat, you can see the adults are teaching the little ones to catch fish.
Its amazing to watch them chase the flying fish with ease, and the speed they generate is something else.

Certainly one of gods great creatures..

Cheers Ean

**Sprint** · 25th November 2009, 10:24 PM

Originally Posted by Ean Austral

We seem to have more this year than I can remember for a lot of years.

There is alot of baby ones and in the night time the glow from our decklights brightens about 10mtrs each side of the boat, you can see the adults are teaching the little ones to catch fish.
Its amazing to watch them chase the flying fish with ease, and the speed they generate is something else.

Certainly one of gods great creatures..

Cheers Ean

its good to see theyre on the increase

**Fusion** · 25th November 2009, 10:43 PM

I used to work on my dads crayfish boat when i was 18 . After we had set all the pots again i would sit up at the bow with my breakfast and watch the dolphins have fun in front of the boat . They are such a beautiful animal to watch and could watch them all day .

Ean Austral · 26th November 2009, 11:02 PM

To the couple of people who asked ,
Yes the flying Fish are real, the next one that lands on the deck I will get a photo of..
They dont fly that far above the water but they do have little wings, when I can get a photo you will understand...

Cheers Ean

**5teve** · 26th November 2009, 11:34 PM

good luck getting a photo of the flying fish!

i see them regularly when we are out on our boat.. but they are so quick. i think the furthest i have seem one fly is about 100-150 metres. amazing little things..

Steve

Ean Austral · 27th November 2009, 12:36 AM

Originally Posted by 5teve

good luck getting a photo of the flying fish!

i see them regularly when we are out on our boat.. but they are so quick. i think the furthest i have seem one fly is about 100-150 metres. amazing little things..

Steve

The Dolphins chase them and sometimes they crash land on the deck of the boat,100 mtrs is about the best i've seen but that was about 4 of them side by side.

Yep they are amazing little critters thats for sure

Cheers Ean

**isuzurover** · 27th November 2009, 12:39 AM

My better half has a few pics of flying fish from her last work trip. Will have to dig them out...

**dmdigital** · 27th November 2009, 05:33 AM

Thanks for sharing Ean.

Don't think dolphins need a reason to play do they. I was on a boat coming out of Gove harbour one day and we had a pod of about 50 surround us for a couple of kilometres. They are creatures that enjoy life

**zulu Delta 534** · 27th November 2009, 08:19 AM

A couple of us were out in the bay off Brissy a couple of years ago, sightseeing when we ran across a pod of dolphins and noticed that amongst them all there were a couple of very young juveniles, being shepherded along by doting parents.
We slowed the boat right down and cruised alongside them for a while watching the youngens with great interest.
On the other side of the boat at this time, a great amount of splashing and thrashing began to take place and as a result, the most amazing display of acrobatics and frivolity I have ever seen began to take shape right before our very eyes. We were all spellbound for at least 5 minutes, oohing and aahing at every spectacular manoeuvre we were shown, sometimes up to 10 dolphins erupting from the water together in perfect unison. It was absolutely amazing.
After what seemed like ages, but probably was only a couple of minutes, Mrs ZD said, "Has anyone seen the little ones?"
Eventually it dawned on us that, what had originally been taken as just a brilliant 'show off' display was in fact simply a distraction to divert our interest from the mothers and littlies amongst them allowing them to quietly slip away from our prying eyes (and possible perceived threat) to more secure waters further from the boat.
The display put on was well worthy of any circus act and was simply spectacular, but once the threat had passed (Mum and the kids were far enough away and out of sight) it stopped abruptly and the waters of Moreton bay returned to its normal placid self. A day indelibly imprinted on my memory but unfortunately before I had a digital camera.
Regards
Glen

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