{"id":20,"date":"2019-11-07T18:09:00","date_gmt":"2019-11-07T18:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/2019\/11\/07\/big-sperm-whale-and-dolphins-in-sao\/"},"modified":"2020-01-24T12:26:00","modified_gmt":"2020-01-24T13:26:00","slug":"big-sperm-whale-and-dolphins-in-sao","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/big-sperm-whale-and-dolphins-in-sao\/","title":{"rendered":"Big sperm whale and dolphins in S\u00e3o Miguel!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'arial' , 'helvetica' , sans-serif;\">This morning we went out with our zodiac boat and it was a perfect morning!<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'arial' , 'helvetica' , sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'arial' , 'helvetica' , sans-serif;\"><a style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\" href=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/3-1.png\"><img src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/3-1.png\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"600\" data-original-width=\"900\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'arial' , 'helvetica' , sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'arial' , 'helvetica' , sans-serif;\">We started out headed East to see a very calm group of common dolphins who were travelling and approaching our boat with moderate speed. No high jumps but they always manage to impress us. As we got to the dolphins, our lookout told us that a big male sperm whale was to our West but kinda far away so we waited for the whale to dive while we followed the dolphins.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'arial' , 'helvetica' , sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'arial' , 'helvetica' , sans-serif;\"><a style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\" href=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/1-1.png\"><img src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/1-1.png\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"600\" data-original-width=\"900\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'arial' , 'helvetica' , sans-serif;\">\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'arial' , 'helvetica' , sans-serif;\">Everything well-timed and brief moments after we stopped our boat, the whale came to the surface to rest and oxygenate in the sun. After some minutes down he went, giving us confirmation it was Mr. Liable! <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'arial' , 'helvetica' , sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'arial' , 'helvetica' , sans-serif;\"><a style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\" href=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/4-1.png\"><img src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/4-1.png\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"600\" data-original-width=\"900\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'arial' , 'helvetica' , sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'arial' , 'helvetica' , sans-serif;\"><a style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\" href=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/5-1.png\"><img src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/5-1.png\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"600\" data-original-width=\"900\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'arial' , 'helvetica' , sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'arial' , 'helvetica' , sans-serif;\"><a style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\" href=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/6-1.png\"><img src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/6-1.png\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"600\" data-original-width=\"900\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'arial' , 'helvetica' , sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'arial' , 'helvetica' , sans-serif;\">In his previous dives he took 50 minutes, so enough time for us to go check out a group of bottlenose dolphins even further away from the island than the whale.<\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'arial' , 'helvetica' , sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'arial' , 'helvetica' , sans-serif;\"><a style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\" href=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/7-1.png\"><img src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/7-1.png\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"600\" data-original-width=\"900\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'arial' , 'helvetica' , sans-serif;\">Yesterday our team went to rescue some Cory&#8217;s Shearwater so today we released one in the open ocean.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'arial' , 'helvetica' , sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'arial' , 'helvetica' , sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'arial' , 'helvetica' , sans-serif;\"><a style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\" href=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/9.png\"><img src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/9.png\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"600\" data-original-width=\"900\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'arial' , 'helvetica' , sans-serif;\">After seeing the bottlenose&#8217;s, we went back to where Mr Liable dived and after whale waiting for 10 minutes, we have a blow! The size and the power of that animal as it slowly dived into deep waters to continue its daily life and feeding.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\" href=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/2-1.png\"><img src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/2-1.png\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"600\" data-original-width=\"900\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><a style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\" href=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/8.png\"><img src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/8.png\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"600\" data-original-width=\"900\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"This morning we went out with our zodiac boat and it was a perfect morning! 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