2010 04-15 Zuma Beach

Two Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) play in the surf. The first dolphin is now airborne, and the second is still in the wave and getting ready to get out the back door.

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Two Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) take off on a glassy wave.

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Four Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) join a rideshare program. This is the cropped, detailed view and the next image is a full frame, wide view.

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Four Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) join a rideshare program. This is the wide view and the previous image is a cropped, detail view.

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Two Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) on a glassy wave....the top one heads out the back door leaving a bright slash across the wave.

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Two Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) on a glassy wave...the top one makes a radical turn.

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Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) playing leap frog.

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Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) playing.

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Twin tail flukes in the surf zone - Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus).

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More Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) hyjinx.

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Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) carrying on.

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Glassy wave, spitting.

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A flock of Whimbrels (Numenius phaeopus) flys over head.

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