{"id":32,"date":"2019-10-21T10:29:00","date_gmt":"2019-10-21T10:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/2019\/10\/21\/sei-whale-and-rissos-dolphins-in-pico\/"},"modified":"2019-11-22T22:40:19","modified_gmt":"2019-11-22T22:40:19","slug":"sei-whale-and-rissos-dolphins-in-pico","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/sei-whale-and-rissos-dolphins-in-pico\/","title":{"rendered":"Sei whales and Risso&#8217;s dolphins in Pico Island"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;arial&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , sans-serif;\">In today\u2019s trip, we have seen two Sei whales travelling calmly together. We were travelling among them for a little while, observing their high blows followed by the slow surfacing of their long body.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;arial&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , sans-serif;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/2-3-1024x472.png\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"738\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"294\" src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/2-3-1024x472.png\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a> <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;arial&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , sans-serif;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/1-3.png\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"600\" data-original-width=\"900\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/1-3.png\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a> <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;arial&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , sans-serif;\">We departed from their area to meet a small Risso\u2019s dolphin pod. They were scattered into two groups, travelling in the same direction. The more behind the group was travelling always close to the surface without diving deep, maybe to be able to keep up with the two in heading at the front!<\/span><span style=\"font-family: &quot;arial&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , sans-serif;\"><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;arial&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , sans-serif;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;arial&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , sans-serif;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/4-2.png\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"600\" data-original-width=\"900\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/4-2.png\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;arial&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , sans-serif;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/5-2.png\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"600\" data-original-width=\"900\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/5-2.png\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a> <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;arial&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , sans-serif;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/6-2.png\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"600\" data-original-width=\"900\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/6-2.png\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a> <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;arial&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , sans-serif;\">In our way to the harbour, on the direction of the mountain, we also sighted one loggerhead sea turtle, resting and catching the sun rays near the surface.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;arial&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , sans-serif;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/3-2.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"600\" data-original-width=\"900\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/3-2.png\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In today\u2019s trip, we have seen two Sei whales travelling calmly together. 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