Craig Shaknis Photography
Dolphins - Beach Feeding...Amelia Island, FL (Explored)
Saw this unusual feeding behavior on an eco boat tour while in Amelia Island a few weeks ago. In addition to this, we saw dolphins mating AND a dolphin birth! The mother kept on trying to bring the baby's head to the surface because they don't have the proper breathing technique when first born. I was an INCREDIBLE site. Unfortunately, and for good reason, we didn't get close enough to take any good pictures.
Regarding the feeding behavior...dolphins are constantly echolocating and hunting, trying to find schools of fish to eat. And when they do, they'll start to work them up into a concentrated mass. Once they get them right where they want them, on just the right stretch of beach, there's a vocal cue and they all rush at the same time, making a bow wave, driving them, and the fish onto the beach. Then the dolphins lay there on their sides, mouths open wide, waiting, trying to catch the fish that are flopping around.
Dolphins - Beach Feeding...Amelia Island, FL (Explored)
Saw this unusual feeding behavior on an eco boat tour while in Amelia Island a few weeks ago. In addition to this, we saw dolphins mating AND a dolphin birth! The mother kept on trying to bring the baby's head to the surface because they don't have the proper breathing technique when first born. I was an INCREDIBLE site. Unfortunately, and for good reason, we didn't get close enough to take any good pictures.
Regarding the feeding behavior...dolphins are constantly echolocating and hunting, trying to find schools of fish to eat. And when they do, they'll start to work them up into a concentrated mass. Once they get them right where they want them, on just the right stretch of beach, there's a vocal cue and they all rush at the same time, making a bow wave, driving them, and the fish onto the beach. Then the dolphins lay there on their sides, mouths open wide, waiting, trying to catch the fish that are flopping around.