{"id":550,"date":"2018-04-22T18:17:00","date_gmt":"2018-04-22T18:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/2018\/04\/22\/a-flying-shark-and-first-blue-whale-of\/"},"modified":"2019-11-22T22:37:34","modified_gmt":"2019-11-22T22:37:34","slug":"a-flying-shark-and-first-blue-whale-of","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/a-flying-shark-and-first-blue-whale-of\/","title":{"rendered":"A flying shark and the first Blue Whale of the year!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<span style=\"background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: 115%;\">Today we had an amazing morning time. We started our<br \/>\ntour in the company of <a href=\"http:\/\/azoreswhales.blogspot.pt\/2007\/07\/common-dolphin.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">common dolphins <\/a>they were behaving in a different way,<br \/>\nkind of feeding. We went closer to the group and we could see one dolphin<br \/>\nchasing a shortfin mako shark! The shark even jumped out of the water! After<br \/>\nthis amazing sight we went in the direction of Vila Franca do Campo to see fin<br \/>\nwhales and\u2026our first <a href=\"http:\/\/azoreswhales.blogspot.pt\/2007\/01\/blue-whale.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Blue Whale<\/a> of the year! A breathtaking experience during<br \/>\nour morning time. In the afternoon we saw <a href=\"http:\/\/azoreswhales.blogspot.pt\/2007\/07\/bottlenose-dolphin.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">bottlenose dolphins<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/azoreswhales.blogspot.pt\/2007\/07\/fin-whale.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">fin whales<\/a>. The<br \/>\nperfect celebration of the Earth Day! <\/span><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/blue_whale2.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\/04\/blue_whale2.png\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<i><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">Blue Whale<\/span><\/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\/04\/blue_whale3.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\/04\/blue_whale3.png\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<i><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">Blue Whale<\/span><\/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\/04\/blue_whale.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\/04\/blue_whale.png\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<i><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">Blue Whale<\/span><\/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\/04\/coco_balei.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"541\" data-original-width=\"800\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/coco_balei.png\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<i><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">Whale Poop<\/span><\/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\/04\/common_dolphin.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"529\" data-original-width=\"800\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/common_dolphin.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>Common dolphin<\/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\/04\/fin-whale-2.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\/04\/fin-whale-2.png\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<i><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">Fin whale<\/span><\/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\/04\/fin-whale-3.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\/04\/fin-whale-3.png\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<i><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">Fin whale<\/span><\/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\/04\/fin_whale.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"536\" data-original-width=\"800\" height=\"428\" src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/fin_whale.png\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<i><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">Fin whales<\/span><\/i><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; 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