Atlantic Bottlenose Dolphin

Bottlenose Dolphin breaching the surface of the water.
Bottlenose Dolphin, Mustang Island, Port Aransas, TX, February 22, 2024
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens; 700 mm; ISO-800; f/11; 1/1000 sec. +1 Exposure Bias

This page is for the Atlantic Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus), also known as the Common Bottlenose Dolphin.

Atlantic Bottlenose Dolphin breaching the water surface next to the boat.
Atlantic Bottlenose Dolphin, Port Aransas, TX, February 23, 2024
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens; 420 mm; ISO-320; f/8; 1/1000 sec.
Two Atlantic Bottlenose Dolphins breaching the water near the boat.
Atlantic Bottlenose Dolphin, Port Aransas, TX, February 23, 2024
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens; 700 mm; ISO-500; f/10; 1/1000 sec. +1 exposure bias
Atlantic Bottlenose Dolphin breaching the surface near the far shore.
Atlantic Bottlenose Dolphin, Aransas National Wildlife Refuge, Austwell, TX, February 24, 2024
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens; 700 mm; ISO-1600; f/10; 1/1600 sec. +1.3 exposure bias
Three Atlantic Bottlenose Dolphins swimming nearby. One is blowing water from its blowhole.
Atlantic Bottlenose Dolphin, Port Aransas, TX, February 24, 2024
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens; 270 mm; ISO-250; f/5.6; 1/1000 sec.
Four Atlantic Bottlenose Dolphins swimming nearby.
Atlantic Bottlenose Dolphin, Port Aransas, TX, February 24, 2024
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens; 270 mm; ISO-250; f/5.6; 1/1000 sec.
Three Atlantic Bottlenose Dolphins swimming nearby. One is has its tail out of the water as it dives.
Atlantic Bottlenose Dolphin, Port Aransas, TX, February 24, 2024
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens; 270 mm; ISO-250; f/5.6; 1/1000 sec.
Atlantic Bottlenose Dolphin swimming nearby and flipping water in the air with its tail as it dives.
Atlantic Bottlenose Dolphin, Port Aransas, TX, February 24, 2024
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens; 270 mm; ISO-250; f/5.6; 1/1000 sec.