Today
we enjoyed a windy and wavy day, with hundreds of dolphins surfing the waves
and enjoying their time in the always surprising Atlantic Ocean.
The first
species this morning was the bottlenose dolphin, we found a big group of at
least 150 individuals. They were foraging when we got to the area.
Lots of
birds, mainly yellow-legged seagulls, were also in the area with the same
purpose.
After some time they got more curious with our boat and we could see
some impressive bowriding and jumping behaviors.
We then headed to an area with
another species of dolphins. The first ones we found were common dolphins, but
just for a minute, after that a big group of Atlantic spotted dolphins appeared
and we didn't see the common dolphins again.
The spotted dolphins were
everywhere, spread out in a big area, with some calves in the group. We stayed
in the area for some time and we even used our hydrophone because the lookout
had seen a blow some time before in that same area.
A hydrophone allows us to
listen to our surroundings underwater in order to find whales. We had no luck
so we continued enjoying the dolphins for some time before heading back to
Ponta Delgada.
On our way back, part of the same group of bottlenose dolphins
accompanied us for a while. The rain gave us some time before what it seems
it's going to be a rough week. Beautiful trip today!
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