A Seal Eating A Ray On An Overcast Day, 04 June 2019
We also had 4 of the Marine Big 5...
Written by Jax Bath, June 4 2019
Daily Snaps.
This is a Blue Sting Ray, which is a really unusual sighting.
Seals have to throw their food around to break off bite sized chunks.
The Great White Shark.
We had a fun time watching this shark play around the boat.
There were lots of African Penguins sitting on top of the island.
Here, you can see many of the penguins on nests.
An African Black Oyster catcher on Hospital Rock.
A little seal about to take the plunge.
Seals sitting up in the rain.
Keeping cameras dry and enjoying the view.
Cape Cormorants heading back home.
A Shy Albatross soaring along.
A Brydes Whale in the bay.
It was beautiful to see this animal so close to shore with a dramatic backdrop.
What species did we see today?
Brydes Whale Brydes Whale
The mysterious Bryde's whales visit the Dyer Island area throughout the year, with most sightings occurring during summer into winter.
Great white sharks Great white sharks
Gracious, beautiful, misunderstood - three words used by guests of Dyer Island Cruises after witnessing South Africa's most infamous marine species: The Great White Shark.
Cape fur seal Cape fur seal
With a local population of 60,000, it's no wonder our guests capture so many photographs of these wonderfully playful marine mammals.
African Penguin African Penguin
As one of only 17 penguin species left in the world (and the only one on the african continent), the african penguin often breed in offshore colonies, such as Dyer Island.
