{"id":1750,"date":"2015-08-11T06:19:58","date_gmt":"2015-08-11T07:19:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/?p=1750"},"modified":"2015-08-11T12:28:45","modified_gmt":"2015-08-11T13:28:45","slug":"there-are-dolphins-in-the-firth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/?p=1750","title":{"rendered":"There are dolphins in the firth"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"shariff\" data-title=\"There are dolphins in the firth\" data-info-url=\"\" data-backend-url=\"http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/plugins\/shariff-sharing\/backend\/index.php\" data-temp=\"\/tmp\" data-ttl=\"60\" data-service=\"gft\" data-services='[\"googleplus\",\"facebook\",\"twitter\",\"info\"]' data-image=\"http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_4615.jpg\" data-url=\"http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/?p=1750\" data-lang=\"en\" data-theme=\"color\" data-orientation=\"horizontal\"><\/div><p>Many years ago we had a holiday on the West Coast at a wonderful place called Rahoy.\u00a0 As part of the deal we had the use of a little boat with an outboard motor and I was in my element messing about on the water. One of the things we enjoyed doing s going up the loch to watch the seals basking on the rocks.\u00a0\u00a0 I remember writing about the experience&#8230;..it started, &#8220;There were seals in the loch&#8230;..&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Yesterday I was able to get photographic proof that there are dolphins in the Cromarty Firth. We were sitting on a bench enjoying a picnic and watching the world go by.\u00a0 We had a clear view out to sea through the Sutors, where the Cromarty Firth flows into the North Sea.\u00a0\u00a0 We watched as the dolphin watching boat buzzed out of the harbour on its daily trip and I could hardly believe my eyes as it was soon surrounded by bottlenose dolphins&#8230;.well at least four!\u00a0\u00a0 I rushed back to the car for my camera and was able to snap a few pictures of dolphins in the distance.\u00a0\u00a0 Not great pictures, but my first ever of wild dolphins, including one as they swam past the legs of the Sedco 714 oil rig parked off North Sutor.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_4615.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1746\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_4615.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_4615\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_4615.jpg 1000w, http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_4615-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_4615-624x416.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_4630.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1747\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_4630.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_4630\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_4630.jpg 1000w, http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_4630-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_4630-624x416.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many years ago we had a holiday on the West Coast at a wonderful place called Rahoy.\u00a0 As part of the deal we had the use of a little boat with an outboard motor and I was in my element messing about on the water. 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