An extraordinary sight for me, first time: a pod of dolphins herded fish up against the shore right next to me and proceeded to have a banquet. My camera battery died around then, but I still got this great footage, with a fish jumping out of the water to try to escape! This was only 20 feet from me - ThreadSky

jeffvandermeer.bsky.social • 21 days ago

An extraordinary sight for me, first time: a pod of dolphins herded fish up against the shore right next to me and proceeded to have a banquet. My camera battery died around then, but I still got this great footage, with a fish jumping out of the water to try to escape! This was only 20 feet from me

Comments

tomkimmerer.bsky.social•21 days ago

Growing up on the Chesapeake Bay, I only saw dolphins from a distance. I spent a week at a workshop on Gulf Shores AL and there, the dolphins came very close, fishing just off shore. Perhaps I was seeing your dolphins, assuming you're near your home.

petallu.bsky.social•21 days ago

I lived in northern Virginia in the late 80s. Wish I had bought a home at Chesapeake Bay back then.

tomkimmerer.bsky.social•21 days ago

Delightful!

gettoknownature.bsky.social•21 days ago

Oh wow!

ichnologist.bsky.social•21 days ago

Very cool you saw this dolphin behavior! It's been documented in Georgia & South Carolina & termed "strand feeding." Saw it once on Sapelo Island (GA) just after sundown in upper reaches of tidal creeks at low tide, glad you saw yours in daylight.