{"id":913,"date":"2016-10-01T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-10-01T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/2016\/10\/01\/calm-whales-calm-dolphins-calm-sea\/"},"modified":"2019-11-22T22:35:42","modified_gmt":"2019-11-22T22:35:42","slug":"calm-whales-calm-dolphins-calm-sea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/calm-whales-calm-dolphins-calm-sea\/","title":{"rendered":"Calm whales, calm dolphins, calm sea"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-YotAeV20K5U\/V-_KX09DlMI\/AAAAAAAASxA\/WepWlfHgctotwJ5CMApmg1YW5oDXSqPTwCLcB\/s1600\/IMG_9794.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;\"><img border=\"0\" height=\"133\" src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_9794.png\" width=\"200\" \/><\/a>October starts with a sea like a mirror, we could see far across the sea and easily spot the <a href=\"http:\/\/azoreswhales.blogspot.pt\/2007\/07\/sperm-whale.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">sperm whale<\/a>s. We encountered a shy group that didn&#8217;t let us get close, but the animals are in charge so we kept more distance and they slowly accepted us. Luckily the sea was calm so we could see them well even if we were further then normal from them. A good reminder that whales are sensitive animals, intelligent animals that we need to respect to get closer to. The <a href=\"http:\/\/azoreswhales.blogspot.pt\/2007\/07\/common-dolphin.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">common dolphin<\/a>s were, as usual, very playful and curious. Swimming right next to our boats, looking up at us.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<p>\n<b><span style=\"color: #0b5394;\">Photos from today:<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_9760.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img border=\"0\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_9760.png\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<i>Two sperm whale logging<\/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\/2016\/10\/IMG_9783.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img border=\"0\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_9783.png\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<i>Three sperm whale going on a shallow dive<\/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\/2016\/10\/IMG_9804.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img border=\"0\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_9804.png\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<i>Three common dolphins looking at us<\/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\/2016\/10\/IMG_9807.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img border=\"0\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_9807.png\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"October starts with a sea like a mirror, we could see far across the sea and easily spot&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":17279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[8,3,10,4,242],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v16.2 - 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