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\nThis year our baleen whale season is continuing right through June! In the morning we had at least 5 fin whales<\/a> south of S\u00e3o Miguel Island and we had a nice encounter with 2 adult of these 5. There still seems to be enough food for these whales in our waters, as we observed them going on frequent dives and one also left a bright red poo patch (the red colour comes from the krill<\/a> they eat) on the surface, giving us a great indication that it has been feeding recently. In the morning we also encountered a couple of groups of bottlenose dolphins<\/a>, and later small group of common dolphins<\/a> feeding at the surface together with Cory’s shearwaters<\/a> and common terns<\/a>. We had perfect clear calm blue conditions so that all our sightings were perfect!<\/p>\n

In the afternoon we had sei whales<\/a> instead of fin whales, three of them travelling slowly close to us and coming up for one breath at the time and we could really smell them. And in the middle of all the whales our skipper Rui found a leatherback turtle<\/a> – the largest turtle in the world. We also saw a loggerhead turtle<\/a> in the beginning of the tour plus two species of dolphins: bottlenose dolphins<\/a> and we ended the tour with a small group of common dolphins<\/a> with lots of new born babies! We can repeat the words: all our sightings were perfect once again!<\/div>\n

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\nPhotos from this morning:<\/span><\/b><\/div>\n
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\n2 fin whales surfacing and blowing together<\/i><\/div>\n

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\nFin whales<\/i><\/div>\n

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\nFin whale head just before surfacing<\/i><\/div>\n

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\nFin whale blow<\/i><\/div>\n

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\nBottlenose dolphin “smile”<\/i><\/div>\n

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\nBottlenose dolphins in perfect calm water<\/i><\/div>\n

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\nBottlenose dolphin dolphin<\/i><\/div>\n

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\nCrystal clear waters<\/i><\/div>\n
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\nCommon tern<\/a><\/i><\/div>\n

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\nCommon dolphin with a Cory’s shearwater<\/a><\/i><\/div>\n
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\nPhotos from the afternoon:<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n
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\nWatching bottlenose dolphins<\/i><\/div>\n

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\nSei whale<\/i><\/div>\n

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\nSei whale<\/i><\/div>\n

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\nSei whale<\/i><\/div>\n

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\nSei whale<\/i><\/div>\n

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\nLeatherback turtle<\/i><\/div>\n

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\nA baby common dolphin looking at us<\/i><\/div>\n

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\nA baby common dolphin<\/i><\/div>\n
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\nOur swimming boat<\/i><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"This year our baleen whale season is continuing right through June! 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