{"id":739617,"date":"2026-08-16T07:26:16","date_gmt":"2026-08-16T07:26:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/739617\/"},"modified":"2026-08-16T07:26:16","modified_gmt":"2026-08-16T07:26:16","slug":"pod-of-playful-dolphins-photographed-in-falmouth-harbour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/739617\/","title":{"rendered":"Pod of playful dolphins photographed in Falmouth Harbour"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n  The playful animals were captured up-close by Packet Camera Club member Martin Painter from his motorboat last Sunday and Monday.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  <img   width=\"100%\"\/>The curious cetaceans played in the boat&#8217;s bow wave for half an hour in Falmouth Harbour. (Image: Martin Painter\/Packet Camera Club)\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Taken using a GoPro camera on a stick just below the waterline, the photos capture the vibrant blues caused by the \u2018beautiful\u2019 weather over the weekend.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  \u201cA pod of dolphins stayed with us for over half an hour,\u201d Mr Painter said about the up-close encounter on Sunday.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Recommended reading\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Admirers of Mr Painter\u2019s images described the moment as \u2018stunning\u2019 and \u2018insanely beautiful\u2019.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Common dolphins are a welcome sight in Cornish waters, particularly in the warmer summer months when they often approach boats to play in their bow waves.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  <img   width=\"100%\"\/>The curious cetaceans played in the boat&#8217;s bow wave for half an hour in Falmouth Harbour. (Image: Martin Painter\/Packet Camera Club)\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  When approaching dolphins at sea, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.falmouthpacket.co.uk\/search\/?search=cornwall&amp;ref=au\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Cornwall<\/a> Wildlife Trust recommends keeping clear of large groups and mothers with calves.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Boaters should slow down, maintaining a steady course if the animals play with bow waves.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  <img   width=\"100%\"\/>The curious cetaceans played in the boat&#8217;s bow wave for half an hour in Falmouth Harbour. (Image: Martin Painter\/Packet Camera Club)\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  \u201cEnsure all encounters are on their terms by, ideally, only being close to them if they choose to be close to you.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  <img   width=\"100%\"\/>The curious cetaceans played in the boat&#8217;s bow wave for half an hour in Falmouth Harbour. (Image: Martin Painter\/Packet Camera Club)\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  <img   width=\"100%\"\/>The curious cetaceans played in the boat&#8217;s bow wave for half an hour in Falmouth Harbour. (Image: Martin Painter\/Packet Camera Club)\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  <img   width=\"100%\"\/>The curious cetaceans played in the boat&#8217;s bow wave for half an hour in Falmouth Harbour. (Image: Martin Painter\/Packet Camera Club)\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  <img   width=\"100%\" alt=\"Common Dolphins playing in a boat's bow wave in Falmouth Harbour\"\/>The curious cetaceans played in the boat&#8217;s bow wave for half an hour in Falmouth Harbour. (Image: Martin Painter\/Packet Camera Club)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The playful animals were captured up-close by Packet Camera Club member Martin Painter from his motorboat last Sunday&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":739618,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[90,56,54,55,4407],"class_list":["post-739617","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-wildlife","tag-science","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom","tag-wildlife"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/739617","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=739617"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/739617\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/739618"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=739617"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=739617"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=739617"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}