💡 Wisdom Wednesday 💡
Did you know Common Dolphins can reach speeds of up to 30mph when chasing prey 🐬 and or bowriding alongside boats! 🚤
That is over 3x faster than the average person can run 🏃♂️
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🐬🎉 It's World Dolphin Day 🎉🐬
World Dolphin Day highlights the importance of protecting dolphins and helps raise awareness about threats that these animals face.
Why not share this post and help to continue spreading awareness. 📲
#worlddolphinday #commondolphins #bottlenosedolphins #dolphins
The only fins we saw were Common Dolphins in Loch Broom including a young calf and also a partially melanistic one. #highlandandhebridesncetaceans #commondolphins
Incredible seeing this pod of #commondolphins in the northern Minch while #gannets fly overhead (01.08.25) 🐬 Not captured: a few #minke #whales further out in the Minch!
#connectingwithnature whilst crossing #theminch on route to #eileanansiar #westernisles #Scotland
#commondolphins #minkewhales #puffins #guillemots #razorbill #gannets
#birds #wildlife #photography #birdwatching #birdphotography #NaturePhotography @rspbscotland.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social
Common Dolphins off the Cornish coast (16/06/2025)
#nature #wildlife #lovenature #lovewildlife #dolphins #commondolphins
A calm, blue ocean scene with a common dolphin swimming just beneath the surface and another dolphin’s dorsal fin visible in the distance. The horizon is hazy under a soft, misty sky. Photo credit: Sarah Perry / CBMWC
#DolphinADay 107
Serenity 🐬
📷 ©️Sarah Perry, Jun 2024
#CardiganBay #Dolphin #CBMWC #Wales #MarineConservation #WildlifePhotography #WTSWW #MarineWildlife #MarineLife #Nature #Wildlife #PhotoOfTheDay #CBWildlife #MarineMammals #Photography #CommonDolphins #Cetaceans #WomenInSTEM
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A dolphin leaps out of the calm blue sea, captured mid-leap as it moves at speed through the water towards the camera. There are visible splashes made by other dolphins. The distant horizon and hazy landmass are visible in the background. Photo credit is Sarah Perry / CBMWC.
#DolphinADay Day 98
On my way! 🐬
📷 ©️ Sarah Perry, Oct 2024
#CardiganBay #Dolphins #CBMWC #Wales #MarineConservation #WildlifePhotography #WTSWW #MarineWildlife #Nature #Wildlife #PhotoOfTheDay #CBWildlife #MarineMammals #Photography #CommonDolphins #Cetaceans #WomenInSTEM
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Two Cardigan Bay bottlenose dolphins swimming closely together at the surface, creating splashes as they move through the water. The clear blue sea reflects light, and the dolphins are in motion. One dolphins head is visible behind the dorsal fin of the other. Photograph is copyright Sarah Perry / CBMWC
#DolphinADay Day 95
Dolphin Days 🐬
📷 ©️ Sarah Perry, Jun 2024
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The image shows a close-up of a common dolphin (Delphinus delphis) surfacing in the water. The dolphin has a sleek, streamlined body with a distinctive dark grey and cream coloration pattern. Water is splashing around its pectoral fin as it moves. The image is credited to Sarah Perry / CBMWC.
#DolphinADay Day 94
Dark & Light 🐬
📷 ©️ Sarah Perry, Oct 2024
#CardiganBay #Dolphins #CBMWC #Wales #MarineConservation #WildlifePhotography #WTSWW #MarineWildlife #Nature #Wildlife #PhotoOfTheDay #CBWildlife #MarineMammals #Photography #CommonDolphins #Cetaceans
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A group of common dolphins swimming near the surface of clear blue water, with visible splashes as one exhales, and more dolphins can be seen in the background further away. Photo credit: Sarah Perry / CBMWC
#DolphinADay Day 83
Hanging around 🐬🐬
📷 ©️ Sarah Perry, Oct 2024
#CardiganBay #Dolphins #CBMWC #Wales #MarineConservation #WildlifePhotography #WTSWW #MarineWildlife #Nature #Wildlife #PhotoOfTheDay #CBWildlife #MarineMammals #Photography #CommonDolphins #Cetaceans
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Bottlenose dolphin begins leap out of the calm water. Water droplets falling from its pectoral and dorsal fins. Water shimmers as it cascades off its back. Image copyright Sarah Perry
#DolphinADay Day 79
Wild & free🐬
📷 ©️ Sarah Perry, Jun 2024
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#DolphinADay Day 78
Beautiful 🐬
📷 ©️ Sarah Perry, Jun 2024
#CardiganBay #Dolphins #CBMWC #Wales #MarineConservation #WildlifePhotography #WTSWW #MarineWildlife #Nature #Wildlife #PhotoOfTheDay #CBWildlife #MarineMammals #Photography #CommonDolphins #Cetaceans
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A close-up of two common dolphins swimming at the surface; one dolphin’s dark dorsal fin is prominent in the foreground while the other dolphin beside it breaks the surface of the water, showing its head. Image copyright Sarah Perry
#DolphinADay Day 76
Autumn sightings 🐬
📷 ©️ Sarah Perry, Oct 2024
#CardiganBay #Dolphins #CBMWC #Wales #MarineConservation #WildlifePhotography #WTSWW #MarineWildlife #Nature #Wildlife #PhotoOfTheDay #CBWildlife #MarineMammals #Photography #CommonDolphins #Cetaceans
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A pod of common dolphins glides gracefully beneath the clear blue waters surface, their sleek bodies visible through the water as sunlight dances on their backs.
#DolphinADay Day 75
Clear water 🌊
📷 ©️ Sarah Perry, Aug 2024
#CardiganBay #Dolphins #CBMWC #Wales #MarineConservation #WildlifePhotography #WTSWW #MarineWildlife #Nature #Wildlife #PhotoOfTheDay #CBWildlife #MarineMammals #Photography #CommonDolphins #Cetaceans
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#DolphinADay Day 53
Beneath the waves 🐬
📷 ©️ Sarah Perry, Aug 2024
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Common dolphin gliding through the water
#DolphinADay Day 52
Gliding through the water 🐬
📷 ©️ Sarah Perry, Oct 2024
#CardiganBay #Dolphins #CBMWC #Wales #MarineConservation #WildlifePhotography #WTSWW #MarineWildlife #Nature #Wildlife #PhotoOfTheDay #CBWildlife #MarineMammals #Photography #CommonDolphins #Cetaceans
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Photograph of two common dolphins visible underwater in flat calm sea. The dolphins appear to be interacting with each other, one has it’s mouth open
#DolphinADay Day 45
Crystal clear 🌊🐬
📷 ©️ Sarah Perry, Oct 2024
#CardiganBay #Dolphins #CBMWC #Wales #MarineConservation #WildlifePhotography #WTSWW #MarineWildlife #Nature #Wildlife #PhotoOfTheDay #CBWildlife #MarineMammals #Photography #CommonDolphins #Cetaceans #VisitWales
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Photograph of a bottlenose dolphin on its back on the surface of the water. Mid flip
#DolphinADay Day 32
Weekend Vibes🐬
📷 ©️ Sarah Perry, Jun 2024
#CardiganBay #Dolphins #CBMWC #Wales #MarineConservation #WildlifePhotography #WTSWW #MarineWildlife #Nature #Wildlife #PhotoOfTheDay #CBWildlife #MarineMammals #Photography #CommonDolphins #Cetaceans #LivingSeas
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Three bottlenose dolphins captured as the sun begins to set on a february evening in 2023. The dolphins are surfacing above the water with the sun creating a golden hue.
#DolphinADay Day 31
Three dolphins, one sunset 🐬 🌅
📷 ©️ Sarah Perry, Feb 2023
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Photograph of two common dolphins. One is leaping out of the water and turning slightly to one side as it begins to fall back into the water.
#DolphinADay Day 30
Acrobats of the sea 🐬
📷 ©️ Sarah Perry, Oct 2024
#CardiganBay #Dolphins #CBMWC #Wales #MarineConservation #WildlifePhotography #WTSWW #MarineWildlife #Nature #Wildlife #PhotoOfTheDay #CBWildlife #MarineMammals #Photography #CommonDolphins #Cetaceans
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#humpbackwhales. #commondolphins Photos taken by me off West Cork Coast in 2021. There were 4 beautiful Humpbacks that stayed around the boat for an hour. So inquisitive and gentle. #wildlifephotography
