March 14, 2020

06.03.2020 – Taking a peek

The curiosity of dolphins is almost impossible to ignore during encounters at sea. At least curiosity is what humans assume may be the motivation for the […]
March 13, 2020

05.03.2020 – Seeking shelter

While seeing dolphin is an absolute dream for most people, it is hell on earth for any species of schooling fish that are the potential prey […]
March 12, 2020

04.03.2020 – Captured

After enabling me to make some beautiful photos of some decorative Short-beaked common dolphins (Delphinus delphis) aboard our zodiac this morning, our camera was picked up […]
March 11, 2020

03.03.2020 – Deeper

Both our boats went out on a calm ocean and our crew had the pleasure of meeting a variety of species including Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus), […]
March 6, 2020

28.02.2020 – At our front door

I always make my guests on board aware of the fact that the island of Madeira is surrounded by deep water, enabling cetaceans to approach the […]
March 5, 2020

27.02.2020 – Behind blue eyes

As our zodiac sped out onto the Atlantic our spotter immediately called and lead us to a small group of Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus). The animals […]
March 3, 2020

25.02.2020 – The fast lane

Ocean traffic seemed to be quite hasty today with all the animals we encountered being in quite a hurry. From the darting Short-finned pilot whales (Globicephala […]
March 2, 2020

21.02.2020 – Wild waters

Rain showers, clouds and wind covered the sky and sea in the Southwest today and our Ribeira Brava bravely plunged through every wave in search of […]
February 29, 2020

20.02.2020 – Glassy & gusty

Our trips today were just as dynamic as the weather and the sightings seemed to suit the conditions at sea perfectly. As both our boats set […]