{"id":526,"date":"2018-05-13T19:31:00","date_gmt":"2018-05-13T19:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/2018\/05\/13\/busy-day-in-azorean-waters\/"},"modified":"2019-11-22T22:37:41","modified_gmt":"2019-11-22T22:37:41","slug":"busy-day-in-azorean-waters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/busy-day-in-azorean-waters\/","title":{"rendered":"Busy day in the Azorean waters"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today the fin whales were just a few miles outside of Ponta Delgada and <\/span>again they were feeding. In the afternoon we could even see one with its <\/span>mouth open as well as the patches of krill the whales were feeding on. <\/span><\/span>
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\nThe <\/span>group of bottlenose dolphins that we have been seeing every day the past <\/span>weeks was also here today. In the morning we saw one of them playing with a <\/span>plastic bag, jumping out of the water with the bag on its beak. Dolphins <\/span>often play with seaweed in this way, but playing with plastic is worrying <\/span>because it’s a dangerous toy that can suffocate the  dolphin or <\/span>accidentally swallowed. It’s an important reminder to us that we need to <\/span>significantly reduce how much plastic we use. Let’s all start by not using <\/span>plastic shopping bags, bottled water and plastic straws!<\/span><\/span>
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\nWe also made a trip going out from the north coast of S\u00e3o Miguel <\/span>Island; guess who also was there today? Our lovely group of bottlenose <\/span>dolphins in which we have one of the members called \u2018submarine\u2019 because of <\/span>the cut dorsal fin.<\/span>

We also saw 3 fin whales; one adult and one mother with its calf; an <\/span>amazing tour with amazing views of the north coast.<\/span><\/span>
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\nIn Pico Island we also had a wonderful day, with blue whales, fin whales, risso’s dolphins and sperm whales. A busy day in the azorean waters!<\/span><\/span>
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\nPhotos by Rui Santos, Miranda van der Linde & Rafael Martins.<\/span><\/span>
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\nBlue whale diving<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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\nFin whale<\/span><\/div>\n
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\nRisso’s dolphin<\/span><\/div>\n
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\nBottlenose dolphin with a plastic bag<\/span><\/div>\n

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\nBottlenose dolphin<\/span><\/div>\n

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\nBottlenose dolphins with “cutted” dorsal fin<\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Today the fin whales were just a few miles outside of Ponta Delgada and again they were feeding. 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