This morning we sighted, for the first time in this season, Pilot Whales!

They can be seen in the Azores from May to October. So they were right on time! 🙂

A big group of 30 to 40 individuals, with a couple of big big males and lots of females with calves. Mini Pilot Whales! 🙂

Pilot Whales

Pilot Whales

What a great day! Sunny weather and 6 species in total between the morning and afternoon tours! Blue and Fin Whales, a Sperm Whale, Pilot Whales, Common and Bottlenose Dolphins.

Stay tuned for more updates on our tours!

Stephanie Almeida

About Stephanie Almeida

Stephanie is Guide at TERRA AZUL since 2013 and Operations Assistant since 2017. Contributed for several years on Data collection for MONICET – The Azores Islands Cetaceans Research & Conservation long-term monitoring project.

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