Our days have a pattern – morning data collection at Bailey’s Key followed by a lecture or conversation. Today was no different. The underwater visibility was spectacular, though Kathleen was slightly delayed getting in the water due to a “SD card error” in the top-mounted GoPro. So, we removed the card, replaced it and …
Tag: dolphins
Maya Key Visit!😃
Data collection went well with better underwater visibility. And it was the first full day of both surface and space use data collection by our CSU students. Well done! The dolphins were more quiet overall with Gizmo showing lots of interest in …
Intro to Data Collection and Dolphins
Our morning began EARLY but with sunshine and dolphins. Our arrival to Bailey’s Key was greeted with several dolphins as we learned “on the fly” how to recognize individuals. Both Susie and BigBoy (Bailey’s Key’s feline guardians) were as attentive to …
Change Over Day!
Data collection was truncated this morning because Tank just could not get enough of Manon’s fins! The underwater visibility was better but still a tad silty. That said, there was quite a lot of contact behavior between …
Last Full Day – It was FULL!
As expected, our day began with a boat ride to Bailey’s Key for dolphin observations and data collection. It was a good session, even though the underwater visibility was still bleh! Manon operated the MVA and … Stan ignored her! Sandy, Gizmo, and Kami thought it was …
Swimming with Dolphins!
It was data collection as usual including the silty underwater visibility this morning. But we got some good close-up views of Stan and Buzz, and Kami with Poli. Georgie and Trixie made a few passes as did Alita and Gracie, both engaged in pectoral fin contacts. Kathleen also saw …
Georgie and the Bats!
All of us spent a good chunk of the day in the water. Our morning data collection included a sequence with Georgie, Kami, and Gizmo all about Poli and focused on the MVA and Kathleen’s mask. Kami seems to like to target on our masks while Gizmo pulls at …
Awesome Underwater Visibility!!
This morning’s session presented exceptionally great underwater visibility with views of the dolphins at 10 meters plus away from Kathleen and the MVA, as depicted by Ronnie in the feature photo. This vis meant …
Dolphins, Data, Dives
Buzz tried grab Manon’s phone! Not sure who he wanted to call but Manon’s grasp was better than his aim! You can see him in the featured photo just after he missed her phone. Our first session for data collection was this morning and…
We’re here! Getting Settled
All of us but Bill met in the Miami airport … and experienced our delayed flight! Only 1.5 hours so that was not bad. It was a smooth flight with clear skies, and we had a good view of Bailey’s and Anthony’s Keys from the plane…