Bottlenose Dolphin in the bow wave of a boat near Chanonry Point

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Bottlenose Dolphin in the bow wave of a boat near Chanonry Point - Dolphin
Chanonry Point, near Fortrose, Moray Firth, Scotland (August 2013)

The best times to see the Dolphins are generally reckoned to be at low and high tide with the former being the most favoured. Tide predictions for the Moray Firth can be obtained from the Admiralty EasyTide website. The above image was timed at 3:55 pm close to high tide which was predicted for 3:25 pm.

Status is classified as Least Concern. For more information on this species of dolphin see the following links:
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species / Tursiops truncatus
Wikipedia / Common Bottlenose Dolphin

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