{"id":216,"date":"2019-05-12T18:11:00","date_gmt":"2019-05-12T18:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/2019\/05\/12\/humpback-whale-breaching-in-front-of-us\/"},"modified":"2020-01-24T15:43:53","modified_gmt":"2020-01-24T16:43:53","slug":"humpback-whale-breaching-in-front-of-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/humpback-whale-breaching-in-front-of-us\/","title":{"rendered":"Humpback whale breaching in front of us!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"-webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"-webkit-font-kerning: none;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'arial' , 'helvetica' , sans-serif;\">Today, the sea conditions were rough with big swell but we managed to go out for a <a href=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/en\/whale-dolphin-watching-tours\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">whale and dolphin watching trip<\/a>. We moved to the east because our lookouts spotted a big splash! We arrived and after some time, one of our zodiacs saw a blow! What a big surprise! A <a href=\"https:\/\/azoreswhales.blogspot.com\/2007\/07\/humpback-whale.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">humpback whale<\/a>, small individual but really curious and active!<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"-webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: justify;\"><\/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\/05\/Sanstitre-1-1.jpg\"><img src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Sanstitre-1-1.jpg\" 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;\"><a style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\" href=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Sanstitre-2-1.jpg\"><img src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Sanstitre-2-1.jpg\" 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;\"><a style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\" href=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Sanstitre-3.jpg\"><img src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Sanstitre-3.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"600\" data-original-width=\"900\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"-webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; min-height: 12px; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'arial' , 'helvetica' , sans-serif;\">\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\/05\/Sanstitre-9-1.jpg\"><img src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Sanstitre-9-1.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"600\" data-original-width=\"900\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"-webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; min-height: 12px; text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"-webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-kerning: none;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'arial' , 'helvetica' , sans-serif;\">We were delighted by flipper slapping, tail throw and amazing breaches! The whale even passed beneath our zodiacs! \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"-webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"-webkit-font-kerning: none;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'arial' , 'helvetica' , sans-serif;\">Also, we saw a group of <a href=\"https:\/\/azoreswhales.blogspot.com\/2007\/07\/common-dolphin.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">common dolphins<\/a> and a <a href=\"https:\/\/azoreswhales.blogspot.com\/2007\/08\/blue-shark-fact-sheet.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">blue shark<\/a> at the end of the day. What an amazing day! Let&#8217;s see what the nature gives us tomorrow!<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><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\/05\/Sanstitre-4-1.jpg\"><img src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Sanstitre-4-1.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"600\" data-original-width=\"900\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'arial' , 'helvetica' , sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><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\/05\/Sanstitre-7-1.jpg\"><img src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Sanstitre-7-1.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"600\" data-original-width=\"900\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><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\/05\/Sanstitre-5.jpg\"><img src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Sanstitre-5.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"424\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"600\" data-original-width=\"900\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><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\/05\/Sanstitre-6.jpg\"><img src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Sanstitre-6.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"600\" data-original-width=\"900\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<table class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" href=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Sanstitre-8-1.jpg\"><img src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Sanstitre-8-1.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"600\" data-original-width=\"900\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\">A loggerhead turtle<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><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\/05\/Sanstitre-11-1.jpg\"><img src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Sanstitre-11-1.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"600\" data-original-width=\"900\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'arial' , 'helvetica' , sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Today, the sea conditions were rough with big swell but we managed to go out for a whale&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":47728,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[308,328],"tags":[8,23,29,10,4,30,139,12,15],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v16.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Humpback whale breaching in front of us! 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