Sperm whale and feeding frenzy in São Miguel

Who said summer is over? If it wasn’t for the cold wind it would be a perfect summer day.

When we started our morning trip our lookout warned that our most sighted sperm whale was here again… Mr Liable! He took a 50-minute dive and then came back to the surface full of strength. What a giant blow!!

When it came back to the surface breathing was a little far from our boat, but we got there! He was very relaxed on the surface with calm and spaced breaths. After 10 minutes of observation then he went for another feeding dive and, obviously, showed his tail in slow motion.

Then we heard on the radio that there was a lively area near the airport… hundreds of Atlantic spotted dolphins feeding! Who said spotted dolphins only show up in the summer? If we have plenty of small fish and warm water obviously they are still here. 

We were delighted to see the feeding of these spotted friends when a big splash appears … A school of several tuna jumped at the same time! Wow! It looked like we were watching a National Geographic documentary with dolphins, tuna, fish, gulls and cory’s shearwater… so much to see! It is not only in summer that great sightings of cetaceans are made… all year long there is much to see!