Living in Florida, it’s not unusual to encounter dolphins in the wild. Happens all the time. Dolphins swim and jump in boat wakes, feed close to the beaches, and glide along seawalls. But in all my 40 years living here, I’ve never, ever, had an encounter like this. What this family experienced is absolutely incredible….
Florida never ceases to amaze. I’d like to call this a rare occurrence, but lately, it feels like I’m stumbling upon dolphins more frequently at Philippe Park in Safety Harbor. It’s during the so-called “Golden Hour”, as dusk begins to settle and the tide rises, that dolphins congregate along the seawall for their feeding frenzy….
It was a quiet morning for a walk at Philippe Park in Safety Harbor, Florida. The spring break crowds were gone. Nearing the end of a two mile walk in this oak-canopied park by the water, I spotted a dolphin’s fin above the surface less than 100 yards from the sea wall. The dolphin disappeared,…
