Because the ocean is not only whales and dolphins …

By Arianna Cecchetti14/12/2017Buzzard, Crustaceans, Dolphins (Odontoceti), Yellow-legged Gulls

Nice tour today in the company of two resident dolphin species, the common and the Risso’s dolphins! The almost ever present Cory’s shearwaters left already for the open ocean and we will see them again next spring, when they will be back for their nesting season. At their place we saw some yellow-legged gulls foraging with the common dolphins.

Risso’s dolphin

Yellow-legged gulls

We also enjoyed a lot the scenery of the Island, the Ilhéu of Vila Franca do Campo and its wildlife! .. yes because the ocean is not only about whales and dolphins 😉

A buzzard surveying the top of the islet of Vila Franca do Campo

Vila Franca do Campo, view from the ocean

Little waterfalls on the south coats of São Miguel

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About Arianna Cecchetti

Arianna is a Marine Biologist and was Main Guide at TERRA AZUL since 2009, and Technical & Scientific Director until 2018. Originally from Italy, she sees herself more as a world citizen. Arianna deserves the very best, and we hope she can come back to share her passion for the sea with us again.