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Amazing dolphin show captured by jet-skier
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A STUNNED jet-skier capt u red spectacu la r fo ota ge of dolph i n s performing acrobatics just feet away from him in the River Tay.
Simon Thornbury got to see about 20 of the incredible creatures up close while he was in the waters just off the coast of Buddon Ness, near Carnoustie.
Although he has been using the jet-ski there for five years and has spotted the bottlenoses from afar, it is the first time he has come face-to-face with the mammals.
Along with his friend Craig, Simon watched on as the dolphins leaped and twirled in a jaw-dropping display.
The painter and decorator, who lives on Mains Loan in Dundee, said the scene was “absolutely amazing”.
He said: “I knew the dolphins would come into the area during high tide as they chase mackerel to feed, so it is a really good time to go and see them.
“I have seen them from the shore but this is the first time I have seen them up so close, it was just amazing.
“My friend from Edinburgh came through to see me and he has his own ski so we went out together.
“When we spotted them we just turned our engines off and sat and watched them.
“They were just showing off basically all around us and it was just awesome. I would say it was a pod of at least 20.”
Simon was able to capture some incredible videos in slow motion and he was so close that he was even be ing splashed as
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He added: “It was totally the right place at the right time and I have said to my friends it was like front row seats at the splash zone at a water park.
“When they were jumping out of the water I was being splashed as they were probably less then two metres away from me.
“Because we were not moving and just sat they were properly j umping around us, which was really amazing.
“It was l i ke they were putting on their own show for us.”