Flipper!
The only cetaceans we saw on the pelagic on Sunday were several large groups of Common Dolphins (Delphinus delphis). I have seen dolphins from shore in the past, but there's nothing quite like watching them leap out of the water alone or in a synchronized group. The key field mark on a Common Dolphin is an hourglass shape on the side. Check out the video I took below. You have to wait for the end for the payoff.
2 comments:
Nice, Patrick! Worth the wait to the end.
You lucky thing. I have only seen dolphins at the aquarium in Chicago. We even took a "dolphin" cruise on our honeymoon in Scotland, and failed to see any.
Lucky, lucky, lucky.
I've heard that's how the whale watching cruises are from Cape May too. You see a whale 1 out of every 10 trips. Come to NJ for a pelagic sometime! We had people from Ohio on our trip actually. They had some big time lister with them who needed Great Skua for his life list. I think he was well over 700 species for the ABA area.
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