Dolphins
We saw a group (school?) of dolphins this morning at the beach. I saw 4 together, but S. says she counted 8 total while I was trying to get a picture (I didn't; need a better camera and a better photographer). They tend to swim parallel to the beach just past the surf line, their fins bobbing up and down. I usually see them from October to April, but I've never seen them before in August. From the descriptions I read, I'd guess that they were bottlenose dolphins but they could also have been Pacific White-Sided Dolphins. Doesn't matter; either way, it's a striking reminder that we live right next to one of the greatest concentrations of marine life in the world.