{"id":23367,"date":"2023-03-19T12:00:26","date_gmt":"2023-03-19T11:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/?p=23367"},"modified":"2026-03-28T18:28:40","modified_gmt":"2026-03-28T17:28:40","slug":"wildlife-in-the-azores-pico-island","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/en\/wildlife-in-the-azores-pico-island\/","title":{"rendered":"Wildlife in the Azores &#8211; Pico Island"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-23367\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-23367-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-23367-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-23367-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p><strong>The Azores are well-known for its marine wildlife. Whales, dolphins or sea birds attract every year many people. In this blog entry I write more about the wildlife in the Azores I have seen in April. The Azores is an interesting place year-round for outdoor activities. But spring is the best time of the year for whale watching.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-23367-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-23367-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-23367-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\"><p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\"><\/p>\n<\/div><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/en\/wildlife-in-the-azores-pico-island\/#Marine_wildlife_in_the_Azores\" >Marine wildlife in the Azores<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/en\/wildlife-in-the-azores-pico-island\/#More_wildlife_in_the_Azores\" >More wildlife in the Azores<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/en\/wildlife-in-the-azores-pico-island\/#The_Whale_Museum_in_Lajes\" >The Whale Museum in Lajes<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/en\/wildlife-in-the-azores-pico-island\/#Practical_information\" >Practical information<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/en\/wildlife-in-the-azores-pico-island\/#How_to_get_there\" >How to get there<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/en\/wildlife-in-the-azores-pico-island\/#Accommodation\" >Accommodation<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/en\/wildlife-in-the-azores-pico-island\/#More_about_wildlife_in_the_Azores\" >More about wildlife in the Azores<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Marine_wildlife_in_the_Azores\"><\/span>Marine wildlife in the Azores<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-23367-2\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-23367-2-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-23367-2-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"2\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>Sperm whales. Bottlenose dolphins. Or even blue whales.<\/p>\n<p>The Azores is a spectacular place for whale and dolphin watching! In my previous blog entry I wrote already about my whale and dolphin encounters around <a href=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/en\/whale-watching-in-the-azores-pico-island\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pico Island<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>I saw playful dolphins like common dolphins or bottlenose dolphins.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-23367-3\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-23367-3-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-23367-3-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"3\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277-23367\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-1.jpg\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-1.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-1-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-1-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-1-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-1-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" title=\"wildlife-in-the-azores\" alt=\"short-beaked common dolphins\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-23367-3-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-23367-3-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"4\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277-23367\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-2.jpg\" width=\"1281\" height=\"854\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-2.jpg 1281w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-2-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-2-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-2-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-2-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-2-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1281px) 100vw, 1281px\" title=\"wildlife-in-the-azores\" alt=\"bottlenose dolphins\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-23367-4\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-23367-4-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-23367-4-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"5\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>For a very short moment I even saw striped dolphins. Although they are usually seen in the summer months, we saw them passing far away. It was April. Thus, I was really very, very lucky to have seen them in spring.<\/p>\n<p>On two boat trips we observed Risso\u2019s dolphins.<\/p>\n<p>These dolphins are not as frequently seen on a whale watching trip like, for example, the common dolphins. But still, I had the chance to observe them for some moments.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-23367-5\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-23367-5-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-23367-5-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"6\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277-23367\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-3.jpg\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-3.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-3-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-3-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-3-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-3-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-3-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-3-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-3-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" title=\"wildlife-in-the-azores\" alt=\"Risso&#039;s dolphin\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-23367-6\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-23367-6-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-23367-6-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"7\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>I also was lucky enough to have seen the largest toothed whale.<\/p>\n<p>The sperm whale.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-23367-7\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-23367-7-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-23367-7-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"8\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277-23367\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-4.jpg\" width=\"1288\" height=\"859\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-4.jpg 1288w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-4-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-4-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-4-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-4-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-4-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-4-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-4-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-4-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1288px) 100vw, 1288px\" title=\"wildlife-in-the-azores\" alt=\"wildlife in the Azores\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-23367-7-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-23367-7-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"9\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277-23367\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-5.jpg\" width=\"1265\" height=\"844\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-5.jpg 1265w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-5-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-5-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-5-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-5-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-5-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-5-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-5-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-5-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1265px) 100vw, 1265px\" title=\"wildlife-in-the-azores\" alt=\"sperm whale in the Azores\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-23367-8\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-23367-8-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-23367-8-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"10\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>I saw sperm whales several times in the Azores, but I met one common whale species on \"just\" one whale watching trip.<\/p>\n<p>Humpback whales.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-23367-9\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-23367-9-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-23367-9-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"11\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277-23367\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-6.jpg\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-6.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-6-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-6-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-6-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-6-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-6-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-6-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-6-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-6-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" title=\"wildlife-in-the-azores\" alt=\"humpback whale in the Azores\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-23367-10\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-23367-10-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-23367-10-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"12\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>Humpback whales pass not only the Azores, but also <a href=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/en\/humpback-whales-around-byron-bay-queensland-australia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Australia<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/en\/whale-watching-close-to-plettenberg-bay-south-africa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">South Africa<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>While humpback whales sometimes show quite active behavior like, for example, breaching or flipper slapping, blue whales, in contrast, appear very calm. Of course, I saw them as well in the Azores.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-23367-11\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-23367-11-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-23367-11-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"13\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277-23367\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-7.jpg\" width=\"1298\" height=\"866\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-7.jpg 1298w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-7-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-7-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-7-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-7-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-7-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-7-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-7-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-7-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1298px) 100vw, 1298px\" title=\"wildlife-in-the-azores\" alt=\"blue whales in the Azores\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-23367-12\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-23367-12-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-23367-12-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"14\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>It is always difficult to say which whale or dolphin encounter was the most special one. However, meeting the largest animal that has ever lived on earth, was indeed a very special event for me.<\/p>\n<p>But still, I felt very grateful for every encounter I had in the Azores!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-23367-13\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-23367-13-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-23367-13-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"15\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-23367-13-0-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 16pt;\"><strong>Information:<\/strong><\/span> Do you want to know more about my whale and dolphin encounters on Pico Island? Please visit my previous blog entry where I write about my <a href=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/en\/whale-watching-in-the-azores-pico-island\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">whale watching<\/a> experiences in the Azores in more detail.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-23367-14\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-23367-14-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-23367-14-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"16\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>On our whale watching trips around the waters of Pico Island we not only saw just whales and dolphins, but also other wildlife.<\/p>\n<p>Like birds.<\/p>\n<p>One of the most prominent bird in the Azores is the Cory's shearwater.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-23367-15\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-23367-15-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-23367-15-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"17\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277-23367\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-8.jpg\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-8.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-8-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-8-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-8-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-8-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-8-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-8-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-8-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-8-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" title=\"wildlife-in-the-azores\" alt=\"Cory&#039;s shearwater\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-23367-16\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-23367-16-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-23367-16-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"18\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>Often, they can be seen close to dolphins.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-23367-17\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-23367-17-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-23367-17-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"19\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277-23367\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-9.jpg\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-9.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-9-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-9-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-9-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-9-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-9-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-9-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-9-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-9-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" title=\"wildlife-in-the-azores\" alt=\"wildlife in the Azores\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-23367-18\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-23367-18-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-23367-18-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"20\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>No whale watcher in the Azores will miss this bird on a boat trip. They are everywhere.<\/p>\n<p>At least in April, because Cory's shearwater can be seen in the Azores only from February to November.<\/p>\n<p>In Portuguese, they are known as \"cagarros\". However, interestingly, I have heard that some locals don\u2019t know Cory's shearwater at all. Probably, because of their mode of life, as these birds spend most of their time at sea.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-23367-19\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-23367-19-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-23367-19-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"21\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277-23367\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-10.jpg\" width=\"1287\" height=\"858\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-10.jpg 1287w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-10-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-10-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-10-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-10-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-10-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-10-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-10-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-10-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1287px) 100vw, 1287px\" title=\"wildlife-in-the-azores\" alt=\"wildlife in the Azores\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-23367-19-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-23367-19-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"22\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277-23367\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-11.jpg\" width=\"1306\" height=\"871\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-11.jpg 1306w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-11-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-11-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-11-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-11-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-11-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-11-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-11-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-11-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1306px) 100vw, 1306px\" title=\"wildlife-in-the-azores\" alt=\"wildlife in the Azores\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-23367-20\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-23367-20-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-23367-20-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"23\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>We saw quite many of them. Either in flight or resting in groups on the water surface.<\/p>\n<p>They can be distinguished easily from other birds. They have a creamy brown plumage and white underparts. Their bills are yellow.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-23367-21\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-23367-21-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-23367-21-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"24\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277-23367\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-12.jpg\" width=\"1237\" height=\"824\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-12.jpg 1237w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-12-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-12-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-12-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-12-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-12-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-12-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-12-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-12-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1237px) 100vw, 1237px\" title=\"wildlife-in-the-azores\" alt=\"wildlife in the Azores\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-23367-22\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-23367-22-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-23367-22-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"25\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-23367-22-0-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 16pt;\"><strong>Interesting:<\/strong><\/span> Did you know that about 75% of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/guidetotheazores.pt\/sos-cagarro-save-the-corys-shearwaters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cory's shearwater population<\/a> is in the Azores? Other important areas for these sea birds are Madeira, the Berlengas Archipelago and the Canary Islands.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-23367-23\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-23367-23-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-23367-23-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"26\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>They spent most of their time at sea. However, they come to land for nesting. They nest, for example, in burrows. Both females and males take care of the egg. The chick will hatch around July.<\/p>\n<p>The most vulnerable time for the chicks is from October to November when they leave the nests. As artificial lights like road lights might lead the birds into the wrong directions, these young birds need help to find the right direction to the sea.<\/p>\n<p>This is important, because they need to take off either from a cliff or over the water.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-23367-24\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-23367-24-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-23367-24-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"27\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277-23367\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-13.jpg\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-13.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-13-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-13-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-13-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-13-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-13-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-13-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-13-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-13-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" title=\"wildlife-in-the-azores\" alt=\"Cory&#039;s shearwater in the Azores\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-23367-25\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-23367-25-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-23367-25-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"28\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>That is the reason why organizations like SOS Cagarro in the Azores organizes every year night walks in autumn.<\/p>\n<p>I was actually looking for a possibility to observe these birds on land with an environmentally friendly NGO. However, April is still too early.<\/p>\n<p>On our whale watching trips, we saw some more sea birds. We regularly saw - but not in such a great number like the Cory's shearwater - yellow-legged gulls.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-23367-26\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-23367-26-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-23367-26-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"29\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277-23367\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-14.jpg\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-14.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-14-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-14-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-14-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-14-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-14-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-14-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-14-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-14-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" title=\"wildlife-in-the-azores\" alt=\"wildlife in the Azores\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-23367-26-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-23367-26-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"30\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277-23367\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-15.jpg\" width=\"1282\" height=\"854\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-15.jpg 1282w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-15-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-15-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-15-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-15-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-15-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-15-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-15-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-15-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1282px) 100vw, 1282px\" title=\"wildlife-in-the-azores\" alt=\"wildlife in the Azores\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-23367-27\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-23367-27-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-23367-27-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"31\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>We also saw regularly - especially around Lajes - Portuguese man-of-wars.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-23367-28\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-23367-28-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-23367-28-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"32\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277-23367\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-16.jpg\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-16.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-16-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-16-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-16-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-16-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-16-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-16-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-16-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-16-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" title=\"wildlife-in-the-azores\" alt=\"wildlife in the Azores\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-23367-29\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-23367-29-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-23367-29-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"33\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>Consequently, as we saw so many Portuguese man-of-wars, we also observed frequently loggerhead sea turtles. Portuguese man-of-wars are an important food source for loggerhead sea turtles.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-23367-30\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-23367-30-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-23367-30-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"34\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277-23367\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-17.jpg\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-17.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-17-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-17-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-17-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-17-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-17-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-17-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-17-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-17-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" title=\"wildlife-in-the-azores\" alt=\"sea turtle in the Azores\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-23367-31\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-23367-31-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-23367-31-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"35\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-23367-31-0-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 16pt;\"><strong>Information:<\/strong><\/span> Do you want to know more about sea turtles? Like sea turtles in Brazil? If yes, please visit my previous blog entries about the Projeto Tamar in <a href=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/en\/the-brazilian-marine-turtle-project-tamar-in-the-capital-of-espirito-santo-vitoria\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vit\u00f3ria<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/en\/why-one-marine-turtle-in-ubatuba-fascinates-all-visitors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ubatuba<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-23367-32\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-23367-32-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-23367-32-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"36\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"More_wildlife_in_the_Azores\"><\/span>More wildlife in the Azores<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-23367-33\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-23367-33-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-23367-33-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"37\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>There is also wildlife on land.<\/p>\n<p>Almost everywhere on Pico Island you can find Madeira lizards.<\/p>\n<p>They are very shy and hide as fast as possible when feeling threatened.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-23367-34\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-23367-34-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-23367-34-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"38\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277-23367\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-18.jpg\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-18.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-18-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-18-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-18-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-18-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-18-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-18-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-18-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-18-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" title=\"wildlife-in-the-azores\" alt=\"wildlife in the Azores\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-23367-35\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-23367-35-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-23367-35-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"39\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>One interesting animal I got to know - but unfortunately couldn\u2019t see - was the Azorean bat. It is, by the way, the only endemic mammal in the Azores. Meaning, this bat only occurs on these islands and nowhere else. They are quite unusual, as they fly during the daytime.<\/p>\n<p>I also saw the following birds:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-23367-36\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-23367-36-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-23367-36-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"40\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p><strong>Azores blackbirds<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-23367-37\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-23367-37-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-23367-37-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"41\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277-23367\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-19.jpg\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-19.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-19-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-19-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-19-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-19-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-19-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-19-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-19-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-19-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" title=\"wildlife-in-the-azores\" alt=\"birds in the Azores\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-23367-38\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-23367-38-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-23367-38-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"42\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p><strong>European greenfinches<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-23367-39\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-23367-39-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-23367-39-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"43\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277-23367\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-20.jpg\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-20.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-20-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-20-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-20-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-20-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-20-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-20-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-20-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-20-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" title=\"wildlife-in-the-azores\" alt=\"birds in the Azores\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-23367-40\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-23367-40-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-23367-40-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"44\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p><strong>Island canary<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-23367-41\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-23367-41-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-23367-41-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"45\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277-23367\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-21.jpg\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-21.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-21-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-21-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-21-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-21-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-21-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-21-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-21-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-21-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" title=\"wildlife-in-the-azores\" alt=\"Island Canary in the Azores\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-23367-42\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-23367-42-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-23367-42-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"46\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p><strong>Eurasian blackcap<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-23367-43\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-23367-43-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-23367-43-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"47\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277-23367\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-22.jpg\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-22.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-22-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-22-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-22-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-22-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-22-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-22-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-22-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-22-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" title=\"wildlife-in-the-azores\" alt=\"birds in the Azores\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-23367-44\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-23367-44-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-23367-44-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"48\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p><strong>Grey wagtail<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-23367-45\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-23367-45-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-23367-45-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"49\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277-23367\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-23.jpg\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-23.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-23-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-23-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-23-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-23-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-23-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-23-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-23-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-23-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" title=\"wildlife-in-the-azores\" alt=\"birds in the Azores\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-23367-46\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-23367-46-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-23367-46-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"50\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p><strong>Azores chaffinch<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-23367-47\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-23367-47-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-23367-47-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"51\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277-23367\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-24.jpg\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-24.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-24-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-24-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-24-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-24-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-24-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-24-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-24-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-24-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" title=\"wildlife-in-the-azores\" alt=\"birds in the Azores\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-23367-48\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-23367-48-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-23367-48-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"52\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p><strong>European robin<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-23367-49\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-23367-49-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-23367-49-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"53\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277-23367\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-25.jpg\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-25.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-25-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-25-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-25-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-25-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-25-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-25-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-25-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-25-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" title=\"wildlife-in-the-azores\" alt=\"birds in the Azores\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-23367-50\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-23367-50-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-23367-50-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"54\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-23367-50-0-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 16pt;\"><strong>Information:<\/strong><\/span> Apparently, best time of the year for bird watching in the Azores is autumn. As my main focus on Pico was marine wildlife, I just went for bird watching around my accommodation (which was also quite nice). Do you know a good bird watching spot in the Azores? If yes, please let me know in the comments.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-23367-51\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-23367-51-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-23367-51-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"55\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Whale_Museum_in_Lajes\"><\/span>The Whale Museum in Lajes<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-23367-52\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-23367-52-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-23367-52-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"56\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>Did you know that the last whales in the Azores were hunted in 1987?<\/p>\n<p>The Museu dos Baleeiros - as it is known in Portuguese - is a museum about whaling and located in the south east of Pico Island. The museum is dedicated to the history of whaling in the Azores.<\/p>\n<p>Our visit of the museum started in a small room where they showed us visitors how the people in the Azores had hunted whales in the past.<\/p>\n<p>In another room people could see the tools used for whaling and a whaling boat.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-23367-53\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-23367-53-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-23367-53-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"57\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277-23367\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-26.jpg\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-26.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-26-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-26-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-26-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-26-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-26-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-26-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-26-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-26-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" title=\"wildlife-in-the-azores\" alt=\"Whale Museum in Lajes\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-23367-54\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-23367-54-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-23367-54-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"58\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277-23367\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-27.jpg\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-27.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-27-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-27-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-27-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-27-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-27-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-27-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-27-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-27-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" title=\"wildlife-in-the-azores\" alt=\"Whale Museum in Lajes\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-23367-54-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-23367-54-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"59\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277-23367\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-28.jpg\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-28.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-28-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-28-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-28-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-28-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-28-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-28-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-28-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-28-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" title=\"wildlife-in-the-azores\" alt=\"Whale Museum in Lajes\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-23367-55\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-23367-55-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-23367-55-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"60\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>In the same room was also a jaw of a whale on the wall.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-23367-56\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-23367-56-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-23367-56-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"61\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277-23367\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-29.jpg\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-29.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-29-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-29-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-29-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-29-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-29-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-29-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-29-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-29-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" title=\"wildlife-in-the-azores\" alt=\"Whale Museum in Lajes\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-23367-57\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-23367-57-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-23367-57-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"62\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>In the museum they explained for what they had used parts of the whales. For example, they had used sperm whales for producing oil.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-23367-58\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-23367-58-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-23367-58-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"63\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277-23367\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-30.jpg\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-30.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-30-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-30-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-30-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-30-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-30-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-30-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-30-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-30-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" title=\"wildlife-in-the-azores\" alt=\"Whale Museum in Lajes\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-23367-59\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-23367-59-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-23367-59-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"64\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>And in another room they showed arts and crafts.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-23367-60\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-23367-60-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-23367-60-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"65\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277-23367\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-31.jpg\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-31.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-31-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-31-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-31-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-31-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-31-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-31-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-31-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-31-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" title=\"wildlife-in-the-azores\" alt=\"Whale Museum in Lajes\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-23367-60-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-23367-60-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"66\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277-23367\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-32.jpg\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-32.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-32-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-32-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-32-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-32-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-32-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-32-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-32-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-32-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" title=\"wildlife-in-the-azores\" alt=\"Whale Museum in Lajes\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-23367-61\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-23367-61-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-23367-61-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"67\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-23367-61-0-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 16pt;\"><strong>Tip:<\/strong><\/span> I went to the museum on a bad weather day. Thus, I suggest to use a good weather day for outdoor activities and a rainy, windy and cloudy day for a visit in the museum.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-23367-62\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-23367-62-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-23367-62-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"68\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Practical_information\"><\/span>Practical information<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-23367-63\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-23367-63-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-23367-63-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"69\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_get_there\"><\/span>How to get there<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-23367-64\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-23367-64-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-23367-64-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"70\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>I think there is not just one way to the Azores. Of course, you need to arrive by plane or boat, but the people I talked to came from different directions. Some arrived at the airport on Pico Island. While others took a plane to Faial to get to Pico Island by ferry. Some came to the Azores to just visit Pico Island. While others traveled to more than just one island.<\/p>\n<p>There are several flights from Lisboa or from the other islands. Just look on the website of SATA Air A\u00e7ores or TAP Air Portugal.<\/p>\n<p>If you arrive in Horta on Faial, you need to take the ferry to get to Madalena on Pico Island.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-23367-65\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-23367-65-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-23367-65-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"71\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277-23367\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-33.jpg\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-33.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-33-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-33-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-33-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-33-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-33-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-33-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-33-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-33-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" title=\"wildlife-in-the-azores\" alt=\"Pico Island in the Azores\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-23367-66\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-23367-66-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-23367-66-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"72\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>Please check the website of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.atlanticoline.pt\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Atl\u00e2ntico Line<\/a> to get more information about the timetable and the prices.<\/p>\n<p>How to get around: Please not that there is almost no public transport on Pico Island. If you want to see more of the island, the best way to get around is by rental car. There are several companies in Madalena. I chose the one, CW Azores (whale watching company) had recommended.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-23367-67\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-23367-67-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-23367-67-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"73\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Accommodation\"><\/span>Accommodation<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-23367-68\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-23367-68-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-23367-68-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"74\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>I stayed at the Alma do Pico. The address of the accommodation is Alma do Pico, Rua dos Biscoitos 34, 9950-333 Madalena, Portugal.<\/p>\n<p>I was very happy with that accommodation, as the small houses were located in a very nice place surrounded by trees. Alma do Pico is not directly in Madalena. It took me about half an hour to get to CW Azores by foot. Most people at the accommodation, however, had a rental car.<\/p>\n<p>For me it was the perfect place.<\/p>\n<p>In the morning I was sitting in front of the small house, drinking some tea and listening to the birds.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-23367-69\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-23367-69-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-23367-69-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"75\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277-23367\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-34.jpg\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-34.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-34-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-34-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-34-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-34-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-34-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-34-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-34-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-34-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" title=\"wildlife-in-the-azores\" alt=\"Accommodation in Madalena\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-23367-70\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-23367-70-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-23367-70-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"76\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>In the morning they served a very delicious breakfast. Then I was ready for whale watching.<\/p>\n<p>Even the view from the breakfast room was amazing. On the left I had a view onto the Pico Mountain. 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srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-37.jpg 1301w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-37-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-37-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-37-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-37-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-37-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-37-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-37-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-37-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1301px) 100vw, 1301px\" title=\"wildlife-in-the-azores\" alt=\"Pico Island in the Azores\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-23367-73\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-23367-73-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-23367-73-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"80\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>It was indeed a very special place. A place to enjoy and relax. A place to listen to the birds. And a place where I felt welcome.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-23367-74\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-23367-74-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-23367-74-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"81\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277-23367\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-38.jpg\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-38.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-38-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-38-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-38-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-38-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-38-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-38-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-38-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-38-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" title=\"wildlife-in-the-azores\" alt=\"Accommodation in Madalena\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-23367-74-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-23367-74-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"82\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277-23367\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-39.jpg\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-39.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-39-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-39-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-39-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-39-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-39-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-39-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-39-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-azores-39-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" title=\"wildlife-in-the-azores\" alt=\"Accommodation in Madalena\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-23367-75\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-23367-75-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-23367-75-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"83\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"More_about_wildlife_in_the_Azores\"><\/span>More about wildlife in the Azores<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-23367-76\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-23367-76-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-23367-76-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"84\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-23367-76-0-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p><strong>Blog articles:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/en\/whale-watching-in-the-azores-pico-island\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Whale watching in the Azores - Pico Island<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/en\/travel-and-citizen-science-in-the-azores\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Travel and Citizen Science in the Azores<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/en\/hiking-in-the-azores-pico-island\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hiking in the Azores - Pico Island<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-23367-77\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-23367-77-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-23367-77-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"85\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277-23367\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-Azores-1-1.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-Azores-1-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-Azores-1-1-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-Azores-1-1-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-Azores-1-1-768x1152.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" title=\"wildlife-in-the-Azores\" alt=\"wildlife in the Azores\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-23367-77-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-23367-77-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"86\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277-23367\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-Azores-2-1.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-Azores-2-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-Azores-2-1-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-Azores-2-1-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wildlife-in-the-Azores-2-1-768x1152.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" title=\"wildlife-in-the-Azores\" alt=\"wildlife in the Azores\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-23367-78\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-23367-78-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-23367-78-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"87\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p><strong>Do you know the Azores? Have you seen much wildlife in the Azores? Please let me know more about your experiences in the comments.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":23368,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[214],"tags":[141],"class_list":["post-23367","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-portugal","tag-responsible-tourism"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Wildlife in the Azores - Pico Island<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Wildlife in the Azores on Pico Island: Cory&#039;s shearwater, common dolphins, sperm and blue whales. 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