{"id":981,"date":"2016-07-23T17:17:00","date_gmt":"2016-07-23T17:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/2016\/07\/23\/a-day-with-dolphins\/"},"modified":"2019-11-22T22:35:25","modified_gmt":"2019-11-22T22:35:25","slug":"a-day-with-dolphins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/a-day-with-dolphins\/","title":{"rendered":"A day with dolphins"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\" trbidi=\"on\">\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\nSeveral groups of <a href=\"http:\/\/azoreswhales.blogspot.pt\/2007\/07\/atlantic-spotted-dolphin.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Atlantic spotted dolphins<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/azoreswhales.blogspot.pt\/2007\/07\/common-dolphin.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">common dolphins<\/a> accompanied us throughout the day. As they often are, the dolphins were curious, approaching our boats, swimming around us and looking back at us. It was great to see them in the clear blue water that the Azores are well known for during the summer. Our swimming clients also had some wonderfull in water encounters with these dolphins. In the morning from one of our boats a third dolphin species was also spotted, some <a href=\"http:\/\/azoreswhales.blogspot.pt\/2007\/07\/rissos-dolphin.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Risso&#8217;s dolphins<\/a>&nbsp;to add to our dolphin day list.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<b><span style=\"color: #0b5394;\">Photos from today:<\/span><\/b><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC_0463-CC3B3pia-1.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img border=\"0\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC_0463-CC3B3pia-1.png\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<i>Adult Atlantic spotted dolphin with a complete coverage of spots<\/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\/07\/DSC_0439-CC3B3pia.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img border=\"0\" height=\"424\" src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC_0439-CC3B3pia.png\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<i>Juvenile Atlantic spotted dolphin, still spottles<\/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\/07\/DSC_0469-CC3B3pia.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img border=\"0\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC_0469-CC3B3pia.png\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<i>Atlantic spotted dolphins bowriding in front of our catamaran<\/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\/07\/13735291_1445244428835452_1552968504_n.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img border=\"0\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/13735291_1445244428835452_1552968504_n.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/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\/07\/13819426_1445244442168784_567229392_n.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img border=\"0\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/13819426_1445244442168784_567229392_n.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/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\/07\/DSC_0436-CC3B3pia.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img border=\"0\" height=\"424\" src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC_0436-CC3B3pia.png\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/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\/07\/DSC_0477-CC3B3pia.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img border=\"0\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC_0477-CC3B3pia.png\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<i>&nbsp;Common dolphins<\/i><br \/>\n<i><br \/><\/i><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC_0481-CC3B3pia.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img border=\"0\" height=\"424\" src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC_0481-CC3B3pia.png\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/13816863_1445244438835451_491520953_n.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img border=\"0\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/13816863_1445244438835451_491520953_n.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<i>Risso&#8217;s dolphin<\/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\/07\/DSC_0508-CC3B3pia-1.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img border=\"0\" height=\"424\" src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC_0508-CC3B3pia-1.png\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<i><a href=\"http:\/\/azoreswhales.blogspot.pt\/2007\/07\/common-tern-fact-sheet.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&nbsp;Common tern<\/a><\/i><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Several groups of Atlantic spotted dolphins and common dolphins accompanied us throughout the day. 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