19th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
'I'M GOING NOW' - bottlenose dolphin close by when out whale watching

I was out out whale watching when a pod of bottlenose dolphins stole the show. They stayed with the boat for about half an hour darting all around and under the boat. I was mesmerised to see all this activity so close. At one point this dolphin did a 'vertical' - coming straight up, looking to see who was on the boat and then went back down. It took my breath away. This image captures the dolphin going down.

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