Hector's dolphins in the Sounds

Hector's dolphins are small dolphins that are only found in coastal waters around New Zealand. I've been lucky to see these rare and endangered dolphins in a few places, but none as good as in the Queen Charlotte Sound. In other parts of New Zealand I've experienced these dolphins to be quite shy and elusive, but in the Queen Charlotte Sound there is a small population of Hector's dolphins that are curious and even playful and times. One individual that stands out is a very curious female who seems to to enjoy the odd scratch against stationary boats. We called this curious dolphin Georgina.

A curious dolphin called Georgina