Dolphins are the jesters of the sea!
They can be extremely comical in their actions.
They can help set charges on enemy vessels.
They have also been known to help rescue people when in distress.
They truly are wonderful creatures.
They are so much fun to watch, especially when they are happy or mating.
(Hint, their belly's turn pink!)
Happy dolphins also jump and play.
They also can hunt in pods.
We once watched a pod of dolphins that were hunting.
They had a couple of babies with them.
There was also one really large one, (possibly a male?)
Suddenly the largest one swam in lots of circles around the pod.
This scared the fish they were feeding on into the middle of the group.
Then there were lots of splashes and dives as dinner was served!
This was amazing and fun to watch.
We typically have them coming up the bay into the shallows in the morning.
They come back down in the evening, putting on a show near the pier.
I've also had a close encounter while paddleboarding.
I saw the pod with a particularly large one.
I thought it would be fun to paddle amongst them.
Suddenly without warning the largest one shot straight toward the beach throwing a rooster tail wake.
It was after a large fish that swam to the shallows to escape.
The dolphin almost beached itself in the process.
I was really glad I didn't have a front row seat to that show!
Close encounters indeed of the dolphin kind!
I'm so glad we live near the ocean.
Close encounters of the dolphin kind, Acrylic on Wood, 15 inches
Day 9 of the 100 days~100 paintings 2025
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