Dolphins in the Treetops

The river level on the Rio Negro rises and falls 14 metres (ca 45 feet!) every year between the dry season and the wet.  I am here at the beginning of the dry season when the water is just past its peak.   Today, I photographed a small group of Botos swimming through the leaves and branches of a couple of small trees - essentially swimming through the canopy.  It was an underwater solution to my persistent problem - photographing dolphins in the forest!

Unfortunately the sun was out and the water especially murky and filled with debris (made more pronounced by the sun and a phenomenon called "backscatter") , so on the next cloudy day I will try and do it again.  It was really very cool.

Meanwhile, my helicopter charter flight was cancelled today - hopefully we can do it tomorrow : time is running out and the aerial perspective is ESSENTIAL.

Love to all,

Kevin