Is this anything?
Is this anything?
I had the pleasure of diving with Bandito's Charters today off of North Wall. We were lucky to have an extra Dive Buddy join the group and dive along side us. A very friendly and curious Pacific Whiteside Dolphin!
Dave
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Epic!!!
Too cool!
Too cool!
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Dave, those pics are awesome! What a great encounter. Did you have your WA lens on?
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Shot with a Nikon D800 and 16-35mm lens.
This was the first time after about 15 years that I have ever encountered dolphins underwater in Puget Sound. Is this indeed uncommon or am I just unlucky?
Dave
This was the first time after about 15 years that I have ever encountered dolphins underwater in Puget Sound. Is this indeed uncommon or am I just unlucky?
Dave
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Very uncommon. In my 12 years of diving I've never seen one!
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You are one lucky shooter! I'm envious
That little dolphin looks like he escaped the sharp end of some Biggs whales. (transient, blubber ball eating killer whales) It's got scuffs that almost look like teeth rakings and chunks that seem a bit aby-normal, but i'm no a mammal expert by a long shot. May I forward these on to my much much smarter than me friends who do whale research?
That little dolphin looks like he escaped the sharp end of some Biggs whales. (transient, blubber ball eating killer whales) It's got scuffs that almost look like teeth rakings and chunks that seem a bit aby-normal, but i'm no a mammal expert by a long shot. May I forward these on to my much much smarter than me friends who do whale research?
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Certainly, pass them on. The notches in the pectoral fins are pretty distinctive. Apparently this individual has been seen hanging around the area for a few months. Must be a rough neighborhood.
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This is crazy cool Dave!!! You are so lucky!
Great photos! :-)
I hope to dive with you again soon! We can now call you the Dolpin whisperer!
Great photos! :-)
I hope to dive with you again soon! We can now call you the Dolpin whisperer!
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Great shots, Dave!
I'm totally envious. That lil fella looks awful friendly.
I hope to dive with you again sometime on Thursday PM.
I'm totally envious. That lil fella looks awful friendly.
I hope to dive with you again sometime on Thursday PM.
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Very cool encounter and pics, Dave. Thanks for sharing.
I've never seen them underwater, either. However, I once had an "escort" by several dolphins (no idea on species) while fishing/trolling around the Point Defiance/Owen's Beach area. This was about 10 years ago, at dusk in late summer - truly a fantastic experience.dlh wrote:This was the first time after about 15 years that I have ever encountered dolphins underwater in Puget Sound. Is this indeed uncommon or am I just unlucky?
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Oh yeah, SUPER common to see these underwater. About as common as the Gray Whale sighting recently at Redondo.dlh wrote:Shot with a Nikon D800 and 16-35mm lens.
This was the first time after about 15 years that I have ever encountered dolphins underwater in Puget Sound. Is this indeed uncommon or am I just unlucky?
Dave
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I guess I ought to start turning around a bit more often and see what's out in the open. Who knows what swims by when I'm not looking - Whales, Mola Mola, Trident Nuclear Submarines, etc.nwscubamom wrote:Oh yeah, SUPER common to see these underwater. About as common as the Gray Whale sighting recently at Redondo.dlh wrote:Shot with a Nikon D800 and 16-35mm lens.
This was the first time after about 15 years that I have ever encountered dolphins underwater in Puget Sound. Is this indeed uncommon or am I just unlucky?
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May I just say how COOL THAT WAS??? And such great shots too. I think you are the only person I've ever known to get shots underwater with them. So jealous!dlh wrote:I guess I ought to start turning around a bit more often and see what's out in the open. Who knows what swims by when I'm not looking - Whales, Mola Mola, Trident Nuclear Submarines, etc.
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That's incredible! In almost ten years of diving, I've never seen them underwater here, and only once I have seen them from a boat.
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Way cool Dave!
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Here is reply from my whale researcher friend... I answered him that it was same dolphin in all pictures.
Thanks for the pictures. Do you know whether this is one dolphin with wounds on both pectoral fins, or one with a wound on the left and another with a wound on the right?
I don't think they were nipped by transients. Whales usually leave parallel tooth marks, and I don't see any evidence of that. It looks like there's a little scarring toward the front of the fins, as though they might have gotten tangled in a line or net. There are dolphin tooth marks visible on the body, so getting nicked by another dolphin is a possibility (and a probability for the nicks on the dorsal fin and flukes).
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Woa! you are one lucky son of gun!! Damn!
very very very cool!
very very very cool!
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Yes, it was just one dolphin. Thanks for sharing the report!ljjames wrote:Here is reply from my whale researcher friend... I answered him that it was same dolphin in all pictures.
Thanks for the pictures. Do you know whether this is one dolphin with wounds on both pectoral fins, or one with a wound on the left and another with a wound on the right?
I don't think they were nipped by transients. Whales usually leave parallel tooth marks, and I don't see any evidence of that. It looks like there's a little scarring toward the front of the fins, as though they might have gotten tangled in a line or net. There are dolphin tooth marks visible on the body, so getting nicked by another dolphin is a possibility (and a probability for the nicks on the dorsal fin and flukes).
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Absolute sweetness! What a spectacular encounter!
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