On November 4th, 2002,

we were completely surprised to see our old pal, Leah, who also has a 4 year old daughter, Lana,  with her newborn baby.  From the calves appearance we estimated that the baby was about a week old.  We can see this from the appearance and coloration of the calves skin and lack of full rigidity in the dorsal fin and tail flukes.  With a telephoto lens and some patience we were able to get some great shots of Leah's beautiful little baby.

January 2002 - Local Pod has Record Year for Newborn Calves
The fall of 2001 was a very exciting time for us and the local pod.  At least six new calves were born and they couldn't be more adorable.  We've been fortunate to see them regularly and have even witnessed them playing together while their mothers and nannies keep a close eye on them. We have identified the proud mothers as Digit (Sept. 2001 birth), Luna (baby born on 11/13/01), Split (early January 2002), Ally (November 2001 birth), Spice (October 2001 birth) and Nicky (Sept. 2001 birth).  
Pictured at right is Nicky and her beautiful baby girl we now call 'Flossy'.  Flossy was named by Marco and Tim Queck of Germany.  Marco and Tim were out on Dolphin Watch for a whole week this past summer and were able to spend lots of time observing Nicky and her baby.  They decided on the name 'Flossy' because it means 'Fin' in German.

September 2000 - It's A Boy!
Grandy gives birth to another gorgeous calf!  Grandy is an amazing female dolphin who we've seen leaping clear out the water, chasing fish, at 12 months pregnant.  We have been friends with Grandy ever since we began visiting the dolphins back in 1986.  Grandy is also the mother of Sweetheart, Nicholas, Orion, and now the latest member of the pod, Ono.  (We named him after one of our favorite dolphin watchers, Mitch Ono, from Houston, Texas.)  Ono was born in September of 2000 and we have now verified that Ono is a male.  As of February 2003, he is now over two years old and is almost as big as his mother.  We have recently seen him chasing and catching fish on his own and having fun wrestling and playing amongst a group of babies and their moms.  Grandy and Ono are still regularly seen traveling with Digit, Luna and Nicky and their new born calves. Grandy seems to be taking Ono on quite a tour since he was born as we have seen them in many different areas, covering vast territories. Photo at left: Grandy's distinct fin.