{"id":13459,"date":"2015-04-03T11:17:00","date_gmt":"2015-04-03T11:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saveourseas.com\/sosf-shark-education-centre\/signs-that-autumn-is-here-and-winter-is-on-its-way\/"},"modified":"2016-10-27T08:13:18","modified_gmt":"2016-10-27T07:13:18","slug":"signs-that-autumn-is-here-and-winter-is-on-its-way","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/saveourseas.com\/sosf-shark-education-centre\/signs-that-autumn-is-here-and-winter-is-on-its-way\/","title":{"rendered":"Signs that autumn is here \u2026 and winter is on its way!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"the-content\"><p><strong>Words by: Eleanor Yeld Huthings<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2022\tBeautiful clear, red sunrises and sunsets begin a little later (sunrise) and a little earlier (sunset) than they have been.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\tNorthwesterly winds begin to blow, sometimes bringing the first rainstorms.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\tSwallows gather in huge numbers on roofs and telephone wires, ready to begin their migration northwards.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\tSurfers start to get excited as the best season for waves is beginning.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_9704\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 1200px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/saveourseas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/imported\/SaveOurSeasFoundation_Peter_Verhoog_SA_36.jpg\" class=\"fresco\" data-fresco-caption=\"\" data-fresco-options=\"thumbnails:false\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/saveourseas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/imported\/SaveOurSeasFoundation_Peter_Verhoog_SA_36.jpg\" alt=\" Photo by Peter Verhoog | \u00a9 Save Our Seas Foundation\" width=\"1200\" height=\"798\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9704\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by Peter Verhoog | \u00a9 Save Our Seas Foundation<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u2022\tThe underwater visibility along the False Bay reefs improves and the sea temperature drops \u2013 the best time for diving is fast approaching.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\tHuge pods of common dolphins can be seen in False Bay.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_9705\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 600px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/saveourseas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/imported\/SaveOurSeasFoundation_PeterVerhoog_4.jpg\" class=\"fresco\" data-fresco-caption=\"\" data-fresco-options=\"thumbnails:false\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/saveourseas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/imported\/SaveOurSeasFoundation_PeterVerhoog_4.jpg\" alt=\" Photo by Peter Verhoog | \u00a9 Save Our Seas Foundation\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9705\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by Peter Verhoog | \u00a9 Save Our Seas Foundation<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u2022\tAnd they are often followed by hunting pods of orca (killer whales).<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\tGreat white sharks move away from the beaches to spend more time around Seal Island in the middle of False Bay.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_9706\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 4256px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/saveourseas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/imported\/Seal_Island_(2).jpg\" class=\"fresco\" data-fresco-caption=\"\" data-fresco-options=\"thumbnails:false\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/saveourseas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/imported\/Seal_Island_(2).jpg\" alt=\"\u00a9 Save Our Seas Foundation\" width=\"4256\" height=\"2832\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9706\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 Save Our Seas Foundation<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u2022\tEnormous flocks of black cormorants swoop low over the water in the bay and seem to carry on forever.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\tAnd finally, when the southern right whales appear in False Bay, you know that winter is well and truly HERE!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Please note<\/strong> that these are generalisations, and not necessarily all happening at the same time or even at all!<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Words by: Eleanor Yeld Huthings \u2022 Beautiful clear, red sunrises and sunsets begin a little later (sunrise) and a little earlier (sunset) than they have been. \u2022 Northwesterly winds begin to blow, sometimes bringing the first rainstorms. \u2022 Swallows gather in huge numbers on roofs and telephone wires, ready to begin their migration northwards. \u2022 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":56,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13459","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.1 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Signs that autumn is here \u2026 and winter is on its way! 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