It's been a fantastic sunny day in São Miguel and we have enjoyed it out on the ocean encountering some of our resident dolphin species as well as seasonal and migratory species that typically occur here during the spring to summer time. In the morning we started with a group of our resident common dolphins, who were curious and keen to swim with our boats like usual. Further to the east we encountered a fin whale which we all managed to see. From one of our boats further to the east some northern bottlenose whales were also seen from a distance and from another boat some striped dolphins among a feeding group of common dolphins and Cory's shearwaters. The final species of the morning was the Atlantic spotted dolphin, a common summer time species. In the afternoon we started with the common dolphins again and then set of further out to see a group of pilot whales. It was only our second encounter with them this year, so it was a privelege. It was great to see some small babies in the group too. We ended the afternoon with two large fin whales closer to shore. So, today it was whales and dolphins for all again!
Photos from the morning:
Watching common dolphins
Fin whale, showing its blowholes
Fin whale curving its back to dive
A flock of Cory's shearwaters
Atlantic spotted dolphin
Another common dolphin encounter
Photos from the afternoon:
Common dolphin
Common dolphin
Pilot whale mother with its calf in front
Pilot whales
Pilot whale
Pilot whale
Fin whale blow
Fin whale
Fin whale
Footprint of the fin whale
