{"id":539,"date":"2018-05-02T17:24:00","date_gmt":"2018-05-02T17:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/2018\/05\/02\/blue-whale-day-and-shining-one\/"},"modified":"2019-11-22T22:37:37","modified_gmt":"2019-11-22T22:37:37","slug":"blue-whale-day-and-shining-one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/blue-whale-day-and-shining-one\/","title":{"rendered":"Blue whale day and a shining one!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<span style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"background: white; color: black; line-height: 115%;\">This<br \/>\nmorning we were out with the two biggest animals in the world they were in the<\/span><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"color: black; line-height: 115%;\"><br \/>\n<span style=\"background: white;\"><span style=\"-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: none; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;\">same area, a <a href=\"http:\/\/azoreswhales.blogspot.pt\/2007\/01\/blue-whale.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">blue whale<\/a> and a <a href=\"http:\/\/azoreswhales.blogspot.pt\/2007\/07\/fin-whale.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">fin whale<\/a>. Moreover our<br \/>\nresident species<\/span><\/span><br style=\"-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;\" \/><br \/>\n<span style=\"background: white;\"><span style=\"-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: none; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/azoreswhales.blogspot.pt\/2007\/07\/bottlenose-dolphin.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">bottlenose dolphins<\/a> were seen by our zodiacs.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<span style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"line-height: 115%;\"><span style=\"background: white; color: black;\"><span style=\"-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: none; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;\">Then in the afternoon we went out again, and we shared a nice<br \/>\nmoment with a&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"background: white;\"><span style=\"float: none; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2;\">blue whale! Really impressive, the whale even showed the<br \/>\ntail, a behavior&nbsp;quiet&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"background: white; color: black;\"><span style=\"-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: none; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;\">rare from this species. After the blue whale, our boats went<br \/>\nto the area&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"background: white;\"><span style=\"float: none; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2;\">where the bottlenose dolphins were. Again, a really sociable<br \/>\nand playful behavior. So, as it<\/span><\/span> <span style=\"background: white; color: black;\">is<br \/>\nsaid in the title another blue day here in S\u00e3o Miguel with a shining sun.<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"background: white;\">Also the boats from swim with dolphins spotted a<br \/>\ngroup of <a href=\"http:\/\/azoreswhales.blogspot.pt\/2007\/07\/rissos-dolphin.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Risso\u2018s dolphins<\/a>, a&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"background: white;\"><span style=\"float: none; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2;\">resident species from these water, but they didn&#8217;t&nbsp;let us<br \/>\nswim with them,<\/span><\/span> <span style=\"background: white;\">they used to keep<br \/>\nthe distance with the boats and we respect them.<\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\"><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/blue.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"534\" data-original-width=\"800\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/blue.png\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<span style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><i>Blue whale<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/BLUE_TAIL.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"532\" data-original-width=\"800\" height=\"424\" src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/BLUE_TAIL.png\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<i style=\"font-family: &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">Blue whale tail<\/i><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/BOTTLENOSE1.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"533\" data-original-width=\"800\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/BOTTLENOSE1.png\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<i style=\"font-family: &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">Bottlenose dolphin<\/i><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<i style=\"font-family: &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/i><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/BOTTLENOSE2.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"533\" data-original-width=\"800\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/BOTTLENOSE2.png\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<i style=\"font-family: &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">Bottlenose dolphins from our boat<\/i><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/BOTTLENOSE3.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"534\" data-original-width=\"800\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/BOTTLENOSE3.png\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<i style=\"font-family: &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">Jumping Bottlenose dolphin<\/i><\/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\/2018\/05\/fin.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"533\" data-original-width=\"800\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/fin.png\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<span style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><i><br \/><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: 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