{"id":68,"date":"2019-09-14T18:19:00","date_gmt":"2019-09-14T18:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/2019\/09\/14\/today-dolphins-were-in-fest-together\/"},"modified":"2020-02-13T14:49:09","modified_gmt":"2020-02-13T15:49:09","slug":"today-dolphins-were-in-fest-together","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/today-dolphins-were-in-fest-together\/","title":{"rendered":"Today the dolphins were in a fest together with seabirds"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'arial' , 'helvetica' , sans-serif;\">This\u00a0morning we were very lucky with the weather because the sea was very calm! <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'arial' , 'helvetica' , sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: 'arial' , 'helvetica' , sans-serif;\">We started\u00a0our trip with a group of very energetic <a href=\"https:\/\/azoreswhales.blogspot.com\/2007\/07\/common-dolphin.html\">c<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/azoreswhales.blogspot.com\/2007\/07\/common-dolphin.html\">ommo<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/azoreswhales.blogspot.com\/2007\/07\/common-dolphin.html\">n dolphins <\/a>who were interacting a<br \/>\nlot with our boat&#8230;They came to our bow playing with the waves and pushing<br \/>\neach other to catch the best wave.<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\" href=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/1-6-1024x576.jpg\"><img src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/1-6-1024x576.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"900\" data-original-width=\"1600\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'arial' , 'helvetica' , sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'arial' , 'helvetica' , sans-serif;\">We headed\u00a0west and found an area with thousands of <a href=\"https:\/\/azoreswhales.blogspot.com\/2018\/03\/corys-shearwater-different-matter-over.html\">cory&#8217;s shearwater<\/a>! Do you know what<br \/>\nwas under these seabirds? Hundreds of <a href=\"https:\/\/azoreswhales.blogspot.com\/2007\/07\/atlantic-spotted-dolphin.html\">Atlantic spotted dolphins<\/a> eating large\u00a0fish balls. We could feel the intense smell of fish from our boats! <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'arial' , 'helvetica' , sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\" href=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/2-7-1024x576.jpg\"><img src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/2-7-1024x576.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"900\" data-original-width=\"1600\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'arial' , 'helvetica' , sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'arial' , 'helvetica' , sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'arial' , 'helvetica' , sans-serif;\">We often\u00a0use seabirds to find dolphins, as they feed on the same type of fish. In this\u00a0large group of Atlantic spotted dolphins, we also saw lots of babies and many\u00a0dolphins mating&#8230; it may be that for the next year the group is even larger!<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'arial' , 'helvetica' , sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\" href=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/3-5-1024x576.jpg\"><img src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/3-5-1024x576.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"900\" data-original-width=\"1600\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\" href=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/4-5-1024x576.jpg\"><img src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/4-5-1024x576.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"900\" data-original-width=\"1600\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\" href=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/5-6-1024x576.jpg\"><img src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/5-6-1024x576.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"900\" data-original-width=\"1600\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\" href=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/6-6-1024x576.jpg\"><img src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/6-6-1024x576.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"900\" data-original-width=\"1600\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'arial' , 'helvetica' , sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'arial' , 'helvetica' , sans-serif;\">Exactly the\u00a0same things happened in the afternoon. \u00a0<\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'arial' , 'helvetica' , sans-serif;\">We could\u00a0say that today the dolphins were in a fest. \u00a0<\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'arial' , 'helvetica' , sans-serif;\">Common\u00a0dolphins, Atlantic spotted dolphins and our best friend, the seabirds were<br \/>\nfeeding. <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'arial' , 'helvetica' , sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\" href=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/7-3-1024x576.jpg\"><img src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/7-3-1024x576.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"900\" data-original-width=\"1600\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\" href=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/8-1-1024x576.jpg\"><img src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/8-1-1024x576.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"900\" data-original-width=\"1600\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\" href=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/9-1-1024x576.jpg\"><img src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/9-1-1024x576.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"900\" data-original-width=\"1600\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'arial' , 'helvetica' , sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'arial' , 'helvetica' , sans-serif;\">And for the\u00a0first time this year, we saw <a href=\"https:\/\/azoreswhales.blogspot.com\/2007\/07\/black-headed-gull-fact-sheet.html\">b<\/a><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'arial' , 'helvetica' , sans-serif;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/azoreswhales.blogspot.com\/2007\/07\/black-headed-gull-fact-sheet.html\">lack-headed gull<\/a>\u00a0together with the dolphins.\u00a0<\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'arial' , 'helvetica' , sans-serif;\">We love the\u00a0seabirds when we see a lot of them flying in the same area means that there are<br \/>\nfish. <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'arial' , 'helvetica' , sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'arial' , 'helvetica' , sans-serif;\">Photos by In\u00eas Coelho:<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\" href=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/guinchoazores.jpg\"><img src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/guinchoazores.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"536\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"789\" data-original-width=\"940\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\" href=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/guincho-1024x576.jpg\"><img src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/guincho-1024x576.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"900\" data-original-width=\"1600\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" 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