|12-08-2019| Sperm whales and dolphins in the Azores whale watching
In this day we were lucky to track a pod of Sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) from the South of Faial, towards the South of Pico. Additionally a group of Atlantic spotted dolphins (Stenella frontalis) was also sighted in one of the trips. Both species had juveniles on their pods, an indication of a good health status. Not only cetaceans but also Cory's shearwaters (Calonecris borealis) were quite active foraging for fish. The last trip ended watching sperm whales and a calf diving off Lages do Pico at 20:00, to finish with a beautiful sunset behind Faial island.
Thank you for joining our team in the expeditions of this day. Enjoy the pictures that our biologists took.
CORY'S SHEARWATER
SPERM WHALES
The same whale as above, photographed hours later still diving for squid.
Late evening whale watching
ATLANTIC SPOTTED DOLPHINS
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