|ENG| Fall arrived and we are already at the end of the season. Right before we leave the harbor to go for our expedition, our skipper spotted a great cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) in the water. This species of bird does not have the Azores archipelago in its normal distribution area, being considered these sightings as accidental. Maybe it just got lost or wanted to check how nice #FaialIsland is! In Portugal's mainland, it is possible to see them between September and Apr

|ENG| The wind was going to pick up later in the morning, so as early as we could we went to look for cetaceans (name given to the group of animals which includes whales, dolphins and porpoises)! In our first stop, we saw 1 big and 1 juvenile sei whales (Balaenoptera borealis). Our team thinks that these whales were feeding because they were changing their direction multiple times and doing longer dives. After seeing these baleen whales, meaning that they have baleen plates a