These wonderful animals are found in the Moray Firth outside Inverness in Scotland. The picture above is one of the more readily achieved shots, as the dolphins come to the surface and roll their bodies as they submerge again. My first ever views, in May 2007.

After quite a wait I managed to catch a head shot, -03 below. On a grey and showery day, with changing light, and shortly after the tide had turned, I caught the dolphin in pictures 04 / 05 / 06 playing with a salmon before presumably eating it, culminating in the shot where the dolphin "spat" the dolphin out.

Shortly afterwards, a dolphin leapt completely clear of the water. A great view, but not one of the photographers on the beach got the picture....we were all too busy marvelling at the sight.

If you want to see them, the place to go is Chanonery Point, on the north bank of the Firth, by the lighthouse. Shortly after I took the pictures, the rain came in again and gave us all a good soaking.