This morning we had some incredible encounters with three species of dolphins: bottlenose dolphins, Atlantic spotted dolphins and common dolphins. Today the dolphins were very curious towards us, especially the spotted dolphins which spent a lot of time swimming slowly around us very close to the boat and often looking up at us. As well as our above water photos we managed to get some great underwater videos.
Bottlenose dolphins close to Ponta Delgada
Bottlenose dolphin
Bottlenose dolphin
Bottlenose dolphins
How we film the dolphins underwater without entering the water
Watching Atlantic spotted dolphins
Atlantic spotted dolphins
Spotted dolphins approaching our boat
Our biologist Ida filming underwater from the boat
Ida after filming underwater
Our biologist Miranda filming underwater from the boat
Miranda after filming underwater
Happy with the footage, biologists??
Our skipper Mario in contact with our lookout,
finding us another species of dolphin to watch
Atlantic spotted dolphin
Spotted dolphins looking at our propeller
Spotted dolphins looking at our propeller and playing in the bubbles
Male spotted dolphin looking at our boat
Making some bubbles
Spotted dolphins
Videos of spotted and common dolphins
Common dolphin making a bubble ring
Videos of common dolphins
Group of common dolphins in front of the boat
Common dolphin blowing a ring of bubbles
Close up of the bubbles
Common dolphins

























