4 beaked whales in Pico Island and in São Miguel we saw a lot of dolphins and sperm whales

In São Miguel, we started our tour with a nice view of the whole
island up to the peaks. 


On the ocean we found on the catamarans the Common
Dolphins first and later the Bottlenose Dolphins. 


From our zodiacs we
observed Common Dolphins and Striped Dolphins during the morning. The afternoon
we started with the same group of Bottlenose Dolphins with our familiar Alvin
with a cut off dorsal fin. 

Photos by Mariana Silva

Then we entered in the area of the sperm whales, where some went for shallow dives while others showed their majestical flukes. As they seemed all to be very big animals it looked like we were surrounded by males which are not as usual as the resident females. 


To round up our day we met the group of Alvin again and this time we spot also a new born among the bottlenose dolphins.

Male Sperm whale

Sperm whale

Sperm whale tail

In Pico Island, we started the day with a sighting of 4 beaked whales – Mesoplodon genus – unfortunately we could not identify the species. Then we encountered Risso’s dolphins who were so curious about the boat. They seemed like they were smiling at us!