Trip #2 has left me 0 for 2 in regard to spotted, but 2 for 2 with bottlenose. Today’s group of bottlenose was five strong, including two fairly small calves. I took over 130 digital photographs from the boat, so hopefully at least a few will be useful!! Tomorrow I’ll go through photographs, catch up on these field reports & some other “office-type” things. We’ll likely take a couple of days break & head out in search of dolphins next week.
Category: Bimini 2007
Happy New Year!
I had a nice New Year’s Eve, although the island was probably quieter than the local businesses would have liked. The winds have died down a bit (about 10 knots) so I headed out for a dolphin trip. It was the first time I’ve ever been out without anyone else on the boat- except for the captain of course!
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I’m here, safe & sound in Bimini & couldn’t be happier. All four of my flights (phew!) went very smoothly and although I had one very close connection, all of my baggage managed to arrive with me, in good shape. The island feels fairly quiet for a holiday weekend, but the strong east wind is likely keeping Florida boaters away. Hopefully there will be some folks interested in a dolphin trip, but if not, I’ll head out by myself with Bimini Undersea on the next good weather day.
Happy Holidays!
Hello all! I'm not used to writing field reports in December! But, next week will mark the beginning of DCP's first winter Bimini field season. It is abbreviated (relative to the summer) and somewhat experimental, however, I am greatly looking forward to confirming the year-round presence of the Bimini Atlantic spotted dolphin population – and hopefully get a few more glimpses of those bottlenose!
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