Searching for Dolphins in Texas

7 March 2014

In case you are paying attention (what – got no hobbies?) I got a little behind chronologically speaking (today is April 9^th). It’s not that bad – still 2014. After sifting through about 1000 pictures I managed to get it down to about 100 favourites. Going to share them over the next 6 or 7 entries.

Pelican alert. Seriously. Yes they have their own signs and lights.

A bunch of the ‘hood took the Osprey Tours Harbour Tour and Dolphin Watch trip from Pier 19 on South Padre Island. Started off with lunch (delicious mahi-mahi) at Pier 19.

The crew ran out a drag net to pick up a few locals for us. In addition to the puffer fish…

 

we were treated to a rare find – a live seahorse. Fascinating but really hard to photograph..

This is the old bridge from the mainland to South Padre Island (SPI)  – put together on a budget with salt water in the concrete (not compatible with steel rebar apparently). Didn’t survive but the state of Texas is still paying rent for it. Maybe they were more careful with the contract wording on the new bridge.

Time to apply the brakes. RFN!

And yes, we did see dolphins at the harbour entrance to the Gulf (where the big waters show themselves). They dance around the boat and seem to have a sense of timing guaranteed to thwart photographers. Well at least photographers with slow cameras.

They'll never get a shot over here guys.

And if you go right under the boat...

Norene LOVES pelicans. I took a gazillion pelican shots. If you would like to spend half a day looking at pelican photos you will be in luck after I Photobucket them. Large birds with double chins – what’s the big deal?

Here’s a token pelican shot at the Pier 19 fish cleaning station.

Livin' the dream eh Harry? Love them entrails!

Couldn’t miss posting the biggest sand castle we’ve ever seen.

This is outside the Tourist Bureau on SPI.

Of course we were impressed with this shark catch…

So 2004 was a leap/leap year. Didn't notice at the time.

And this is for everyone who loves sea/harbour/beach/hotel shots. I do.

SPI trying to look idyllic. Worked.

Coast Guard has some great toys

Thanks for coming by...