Tales from the Lagoon ~Episode - Getting to Know a New Dolphin Kiddo

Yesterday a momma and her calf came into the lagoon and stayed for 3 hours. I’ve seen this momma before but this was the first time spending time with her calf.

For the first 45 minutes the baby stayed close to the mom. The little one would follow the mom while she grabbed fish, then they would rest and looked like they were nursing.

Momma came over and checked me out for a long while then after that the baby was free to roam and explore the lagoon. It was as if I was reunited with an old friend.

When Momma went to get fish, often the baby would stay close to me, I said to the mom I was happy to babysit.

At one point, the little one grabbed a mangrove seed and swam over close tossing it around showing off her/his personality. When 2 pelicans arrived the baby went to play with them which is always a hoot!

The baby swam under the pelicans giving them a little boop with his/her nose (rostrum) which made the pelicans fly a few feet away until the baby dolphin gave them another boop and the pelicans would fly a few feet away again. This went on for 30 minutes, until the pelicans left….they don’t love that game very much.

The ladies on the dock named this sweet pair. Mom is Nona and the baby is Nonni. I look forward to hanging out with them again.

And if that wasn't enough manatees were coming and going avoiding the boat traffic looking for a quiet place to smooch.

Stay tuned for more tales!

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