{"id":254,"date":"2019-04-06T17:21:00","date_gmt":"2019-04-06T17:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/2019\/04\/06\/common-dolphins-and-sea-birds-on-bumpy\/"},"modified":"2019-11-22T22:39:09","modified_gmt":"2019-11-22T22:39:09","slug":"common-dolphins-and-sea-birds-on-bumpy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/common-dolphins-and-sea-birds-on-bumpy\/","title":{"rendered":"Common dolphins and sea birds on a bumpy boat trip"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: justify;\">\n<span style=\"-webkit-font-kerning: none;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">The ocean welcomed us today with all its strength and intense shades of blue. Although the trip was a bit bumpy and the waves were surprising us at all times with spray in our boat, we really enjoyed the experience and got a boost of adrenaline.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; min-height: 12px; text-align: justify;\">\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-kerning: none;\"><\/span><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: justify;\">\n<span style=\"font-kerning: none;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">During the trip, we were able to see a big group of <a href=\"https:\/\/azoreswhales.blogspot.com\/2007\/07\/common-dolphin.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">common dolphins<\/a> spread around a wide area. They were very curious about our boat and really enjoyed bowriding with us and surfing the waves. Their characteristic yellow patch really shined through the water and it enabled us to spot some mating behaviour.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; min-height: 12px; text-align: justify;\">\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-kerning: none;\"><\/span><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/DSC_0584-1024x762.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1192\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"476\" src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/DSC_0584-1024x762.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/DSC_0609-1024x787.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1230\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"492\" src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/DSC_0609-1024x787.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/DSC_0452-1024x989.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1546\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"618\" src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/DSC_0452-1024x989.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: justify;\">\n<span style=\"font-kerning: none;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">Many birds joined us during the trip. The emblematic <a href=\"https:\/\/azoreswhales.blogspot.com\/2007\/07\/corys-shearwater-fact-sheet.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cory&#8217;s shearwaters<\/a>, with their impressive way of flying known as dynamic soaring or also the <a href=\"https:\/\/azoreswhales.blogspot.com\/2007\/07\/common-tern-fact-sheet.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">common terns<\/a>, a species that performs one of the longest migrations of all birds, with an average round trip of 35,000km each year.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: justify;\">\n<span style=\"-webkit-font-kerning: none;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">Overall, it was an adventurous beautiful morning. See you tomorrow!<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: justify;\">\n<span style=\"-webkit-font-kerning: none;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: justify;\">\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">Photos by Maria Raquel Fonseca&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: justify;\">\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/DSC_0610-1024x686.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1072\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"428\" src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/DSC_0610-1024x686.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/DSC_0572-842x1024.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1600\" data-original-width=\"1316\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/DSC_0572-842x1024.jpg\" width=\"526\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/DSC_0573-1024x687.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1075\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"428\" src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/DSC_0573-1024x687.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The ocean welcomed us today with all its strength and intense shades of blue. 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