03.09.2018 – My favorite day dream
When I watch these wonderful dolphins glide elegantly through the water, I sometimes catch myself dreaming of what it would be like to dive into their blue world forever. A life as a dolphin, that would be fine (at least…
30.08.2018 – Late summer classics
Summer is a great time for whale-watching in Madeira for several reasons. The first obvious one is that weather conditions are more favorable, making it much easier for our team to locate and observe cetaceans (and many other animals) out…
26.08.2018 – Free to choose
It wasn’t easy to find animals today but one species never fails to charm our guests during our tours. The Atlantic spotted dolphins (Stenella frontalis) are small, lively delphinids that frequent Madeiran waters in the summer months and tend to…
24.08.2018 – Gentle giants
They travel over intercontinental distances through the oceans, have very deep voices, filter their food out of the water and sometimes hang out around Madeira: rorqual whales (Balaenopteridae) – the biggest animals on Earth. There are a few main species,…
23.08.2018 – Magic hour
Whale-watching trips in the evening during the summer months belong to my favorite tours. Apart from the fact that they are a relaxing contrast to the scorching midday heat during our afternoon trips, the setting sun creates a beautiful golden…
22.08.2018 – Kids of the Ocean
Today during the afternoon excursions with our zodiac “Stenella” we encountered pods of Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) and Short-finned pilot whales (Globicephala macrorhynchus) in close proximity to each other. The groups of both species were mixed in ages with a…
21.08.2018 – The Pygmy chronicles
Our snorkelling tour this morning was unsuccessful regarding the targeted underwater encounters with Atlantic spotted dolphins (Stenella frontalis) BUT was surprisingly eventful despite this unfortunate circumstance. After witnessing a small feeding situation involving Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) and enjoying a…
19.08.2018- Grooming giants
Everybody enjoys a good grooming every now and then and things aren’t any different for cetaceans. We often encounter animals with patchy or flaky skin and, while this may often be an indication for dermal infections or illnesses, it could…
16.08.2018 – Little pilot
At the beginning of the summer sightings of Short-finned pilot whales (Globicephala macrorhynchus) were surprisingly scarce. In the last days, however, we’ve experienced quite the opposite situation. After a week of lovely sightings with this species we also had the…
10.08.2018 – Whale he blows!
It was a few minutes past seven this evening when we changed our course to the East and back towards the island. We were onboard Stenella, have been far out to the West where the overlapping of the offshore swell…