19th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
'HAPPY' - A bottlenose dolphin alongside us as we headed back to shore

After an extraordinary few hours on the ocean a pod of dolphins swam alongside us when we headed back to shore. It had been an amazing morning when we went out whale watching yet it was the dolphins who stole the show. The dolphins had been with us for about half an hour when it was time to go back in. This one came along for the ride.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 09.2021
Date Uploaded: 11.2021
Photo Location: BYRON BAY, Australia
Camera: NIKON D850
Copyright: © Sonia Friedrich