Knowing that the afternoon thunderstorms tend to strike at about five o'clock (in fact one is going on now as I write!) we took a lunch time boat ride to see dolphins about 40 minutes down the river towards the ocean. We were lucky to find a shrimp boat fishing and enjoying a free feed a pod of dolphins including this baby who is about 15 months old. These dolphins tend not to migrate and are known as locals. They are slightly paler than their Atlantic counterparts who tend to "tan" a bit more in the lighter ocean water. Here the water is rich with plankton which tends to provide some protection from the sun! Now my American nature watch is really complete as we can also add pelicans to the wonderful wildlife we have seen.
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