Hi Everyone,
Mischief was around at Chanonry the other day, in very close company of a lovely female dolphin called Arabic. The two of them came past me at the Point and it looked to me like Mischief was using some of his smooth chat-up lines on her.
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Mischief is such a great character...what female could resist his charms?
Best Wishes,
Charlie.
Hi Everyone,
I was briefly spoiled yesterday as I watched not just one adoption dolphin - but three! Sundance was in the lead of a group of 12 dolphins that moved through Chanonry at mid-tide but didn't stop to hunt. Rainbow came in really close to me, as you can see in the photo and Nevis had a quick rummage around the current before drifting away with the others over in the direction of Eathie.
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There still doesn't seem to be enough salmon running at the moment to make the dolphins stop and hunt properly - I wish the salmon would hurry up, I've a film crew with me next week!
Best Wishes,
Charlie.
Hi Everyone,
A lovely day down at the Point - cold wind though...Brrrr. At least I had a decent sighting of old Nevis who was prowling around a good distance out (sorry for the small photo) from the beach. There was a full moon recently and the tides are big just now.
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He was definitely looking around for salmon in the far tide rip and my pal Alan spotted some others coming through the Point and heading towards Inverness but they didn't stop, one being big 748 but I'm not sure who the others were.
Best Wishes,
Charlie.
Hi Everyone,
After last weeks lovely spell of calm sunny weather we have returned to the winter blizzards of snow, sleet and hail. Thankfully the seafront at North Kessock doesn't look like this anymore....
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There is nothing I can do in these sort of conditions but sit it out and wait for the weather to clear - which, thankfully it has. A lot of the snow in Inverness has gone but outlying areas are still pretty bad with some places having had well over 30cm of snow in one night. Great for snowball fights though....
Best Wishes,
Charlie.
Hi Everyone,
We have really thick snow today around the Inverness area - what a change from Sunday afternoon where I enjoyed lovely sunshine, mirror calm water and....loads of dolphins, including our very own Sundance and - second from the left in the photo - Mischief, being very well behaved for a change !
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He wedged himself in between Squat Fin, Zephyr and wee Breeze as they travelled out past the Point watched by loads of people. The dolphins had been spread out over a large area and were very relaxed even although some very silly people in a boat were getting way too close and zooming their boat around.
Best Wishes,
Charlie.
