Sei Whale
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The Naming of Things: Sei Whale
Say, have you seen a Sei Whale? Pronounced “SAY” these large baleen whales get their common name from the Norwegian word for pollock (“seje”), a fish that appears off the coast of Norway at the same time of the year as the Sei Whale. Their scientific name, Balaenoptera borealis, also has ties to the North.…
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A Great Summer Day in the Azores – 2/9/20
On Wednesday 2nd of September, our whale watching boat Risso left the harbor of Horta Northwards the channel between Faial and Pico islands. Little we knew that we had 13 sightings ahead! The first that we saw was a pod of 150 Atlantic Spotted Dolphins 25 minutes after leaving town, they approached the boat to…
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7 Species with Amazing Behaviors – 18/7/20
On the 18th of July we had a full day private tour: a Canadian-Belgian couple and our VIP guest Fred Buyle. The weather forecast was not the best, but the Azorean Summer is pretty special, so the cloudy day was not a surprise at all. Soon, the lookout from the South of Pico Island found…
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A Very Rare Sei Whale Sighting! – 11-9/19
A Sei Whale with a single ridge on his head, seen off the Laguna Beach Coast while aboard the Ocean Adventure whale watching boat. ???? My first time to see a Sei whale ???? I feel very fortunate. Thank you @danawharf ???? Here is the dorsal fin of this rare whale sighting (the second within five…
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Sei Whale Soup! – 6/5/18
This is a glimpse of what it’s like being in the middle of “Sei Whale Soup”. Take this one whale and multiply it by about 20 and that’s truly what it’s like. Everywhere you look you can see whales feeding in every direction. Some on their sides slowly skimming, some lunging a little more forcefully,…