A very ‘common’ morning!

By Catarina Fonseca20/05/2016Baleen Whales (Mysticeti), Bottlenose Dolphins, Cetaceans, Common Dolphins, Dolphins (Odontoceti), Fin Whales

This morning it looked like it wasn’t going to be the easiest day with our lookout Filipe asking for a few extra minutes to find some animals. The waiting definetily paid off!!

We started with a friendly and playful group of about 80 Common Dolphins swimming around the boat, surfing the waves and bow riding! 😀 Unfortunately it was a bit too wet for photos.

Leaving the Common Dolphins we got on our way to go meet a Fin Whale, or as we call them in Portuguese a ‘Common Whale’. Even with the waves getting in the way, it allowed us to have a nice look 🙂

Finally, to finish the tour we had a group of surfing Common Bottlenose Dolphins! About 30 individuals including adults, juveniles and calves put up a show approaching the boats and jumping between the waves. You can’t beat that!

Keep tuned for more news of our trips 🙂

About Catarina Fonseca

Catarina is Marine Biologist and was Main Guide and Technical & Scientific Director at TERRA AZUL from 2014 to 2017. She is dedicated, knowledgeable and a passionate friend to animals and humans. We hope she can come back soon to wildlife experiences with us. , and everyday works on ensuring the highest educational and conservation standards during spractice. She also contributes collecting Data collection for MONICET – The Azores Islands Cetaceans Research & Conservation long-term monitoring project.