18th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Coastal Buffet

The Bottle-Nose Dolphin is participate in strand feeding where they push fish onto the shore to then grab them. It is a form of feeding usually done with a group of two to five at a time. They always go onto the shore on their right side. Often pelicans will participate by trying to capture the fish before the dolphin can grab it.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 07.2018
Date Uploaded: 11.2020
Photo Location: South Carolina, United States of America
Copyright: © Michael Watts