Blue whales and Risso’s dolphins!

By Catarina Fonseca12/05/2016Baleen Whales (Mysticeti), Blue Whales, Bottlenose Dolphins, Cetaceans, Common Dolphins, Dolphins (Odontoceti), Fin Whales, Loggerhead, Rissos Dolphins, Sea Turtles

What an amazing start to the day!

This morning, our first tour started with a quick visit of Common dolphins on our way to a Blue whale. When with the whale, this beautiful young individual came to have a look at our boat 🙂

Blue whale/Balaenoptera musculus

To finish the trip we joined a group of Risso’s dolphins playing in the waves

Risso’s dolphin/ Grampus griseus with Terra Azul I

On our way to the Risso’s dolphins we encountered two more groups of Common dolphins and 6 loggerhead turtles!!

And to prove that in whale watching everything changes in a couple hours, the afternoon trip starred a group of Bottlenose dolphins and a Fin whale, the second biggest whale in the world 🙂

Keep tuned for more news of our tours! 🙂

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.