{"id":1559,"date":"2014-05-23T13:20:00","date_gmt":"2014-05-23T13:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/2014\/05\/23\/pilot-whale-and-fin-whale-encounters\/"},"modified":"2019-11-22T22:31:48","modified_gmt":"2019-11-22T22:31:48","slug":"pilot-whale-and-fin-whale-encounters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/pilot-whale-and-fin-whale-encounters\/","title":{"rendered":"Pilot whale and fin whale encounters continue"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\nToday we still have pilot whales<\/a> (Globicephala macrorhynchus<\/i>) and fin whales<\/a> (Balaenoptera physalus<\/i>) around S\u00e3o Miguel Island. This group of pilot whales have now been around for a week. In the morning we saw about 10 of these pilot whales, just a fraction of the whole group that we have been seeing for the past week. After our pilot whale encounter we saw 2 fin whales. It’s great to still have these whales around for a bit longer. This year we have had a great spring season!<\/div>\n
\nThe afternoon trip started with  2 fin whales, probably the same ones we have seen in the morning, but this time they were together with at least 2 more individuals. These 4 fin whales were really curious towards our boat, swimming in circles around us. At this point our lookout did not see any other species, so we tried our luck closer to the coast line. We approached the small volcanic islet of Vila Franca do Campo and we decided to start our way back. But it was right at the end when we saw a big group of birds flying around the same area. When we got closer we found a group of about 40 common dolphins<\/a> feeding on mackerel<\/a>, together with yellow-legged gull<\/a>. Underwater footage of the dolphins feeding taken during the trip will be uploaded on our facebook page<\/a>. It was an amazing show to end the trip!<\/div>\n

Photos from the morning:<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

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

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

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

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\nPilot whale<\/i><\/div>\n
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\nPhotos from the afternoon:<\/span><\/b><\/div>\n
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\n The dorsal part of a fin whale<\/i><\/div>\n
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\n Fin whale surfacing<\/i><\/div>\n
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\n Our boat approaching the Vilafranca islet<\/i><\/div>\n
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\nOur boat close to the natural swimming-pool of the islet<\/i><\/div>\n
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\n Red rock crab found on the islet<\/i><\/div>\n
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\nHigh-speed sailing catamaran<\/i><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Today we still have pilot whales (Globicephala macrorhynchus) and fin whales (Balaenoptera physalus) around S\u00e3o Miguel Island. 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