| đ«đ· Nous sortons de la baie de Tarrafal de San Nicolau. Comme souvent le vent est inexistant dans cette baie protĂ©gĂ©e par lâĂ©norme volcan de Monte Gordo culminant Ă 1600m au dessus de la ville. Mais nous savons que dans quelques milles la protection ne sera plus effective. Nous partons donc avec une petite voile afin de ne pas ĂȘtre surpris et nous dirigeons vers lâĂźlot. Quelques dauphins tachetĂ©s croisent notre route et nous dĂ©vient un instant de notre cap ! Nous les laissons tranquille et reprenons le cap de lâĂźlot. Sans surprise les rafales de vent finissent par arriver et nous fait accĂ©lĂ©rer vers Raso que nous rallions aprĂšs moins de 2 heures de navigation. A environ 200m de lâĂźlot, nous sommes soudainement envahis de dizaines voire centaines de Moineaux du Cap-Vert (Passer iagoensis) qui se posent sur le bateau jusquâĂ quelques centimĂštres de nous. Joyeux au premier abord, nous finissons par comprendre que ces oiseaux par dizaines laissent des traces fĂ©cales de leur passage. En dâautres termes ils chient partout et ce nâest pas facile Ă nettoyer, croyez moi ! Mais curieusement, plus nous nous approchons de la terre, plus les moineaux quittent le bateau pour rejoindre le sol ferme. Nous avons alors tout le loisir dâobserver dâautres espĂšces sur les falaises de lâĂźlot. Les puffins du Cap-Vert (Calonectris edwardsii) passent assez loin allant et venant du large quâil survole comme des funambules Ă quelques centimĂštres de la crĂȘte des vagues. Les paille en queue sont Ă©galement prĂ©sents. Je connaissais ceux Ă bec jaune dans lâocĂ©an indien, voici ici ceux Ă bec rouge (Phaethon aethereus). Des oiseaux superbes qui nichent dans les falaises et partent Ă la pĂȘche pour nourrir leur nid. Toutes ces espĂšces passent Ă quelques dizaines de mĂštres du catamaran et nous les mitraillons avec notre objectif photo. Les fous bruns (Sula leucogaster) sont aussi de la partie. Un oiseau que nous sommes habituĂ©s Ă observer durant nos traversĂ©es souvent positionnĂ© Ă lâavant du mat. Cet oiseau a compris que le catamaran faisaient fuir les poissons volants sortant alors de la surface. Câest Ă ce moment quâils piquent vers les poissons volant et les capturent en plein vol. Assez spectaculaire Ă voir. Quelle adaptation lorsquâon pense que cette espĂšce dâoiseau doit exister depuis quelques millions dâannĂ©e et que le premier bateau naviguant en haute mer nâest apparu il nây a que quelques siĂšcles⊠|
đŹđ§ We are leaving the Tarrafal Bay of San Nicolau. As often, the wind is non-existent in this bay protected by the enormous volcano of Monte Gordo culminating at 1600m above the city. But we know that in a few miles the protection will no longer be effective. We therefore leave with a small sail so as not to be surprised and we head towards the islet. Some spotted dolphins cross our path and we deviate for a moment from our course! We leave them alone and return to the course of the islet. Some spotted dolphins cross our path and we deviate for a moment from our course! We leave them alone and return to the course of the islet. Unsurprisingly, the gusts of wind eventually arrive and make us accelerate towards Raso, which we reach after less than 2 hours of navigation. About 200m from the islet, we are suddenly invaded by tens or even hundreds of Cape Verde sparrows (Passer iagoensis) which land on the boat up to a few centimeters from us. Joyful at first glance, we finally understand that these birds by the dozens leave faecal traces of their passage. In other words, they shit everywhere and itâs not easy to clean, believe me! But curiously, the closer we get to land, the more the sparrows leave the boat to join the firm ground. We then have all the leisure to observe other species on the cliffs of the islet. The shearwaters of Cape Verde (Calonectris edwardsii) pass quite far, going back and forth from the sea that it flies over like funambules a few centimeters from the crest of the waves. The tail-shaped straws are also present. I knew those with a yellow beak in the Indian Ocean, here are those with a red beak (Phaethon aethereus). Superb birds that nest in the cliffs and go fishing to feed their nest. All these species pass a few tens of meters from the catamaran and we shoot them with our photo lens. Brown fools (Sula leucogaster) are also part of the party. A bird that we are used to observing during our crossings often positioned at the front of the mast. This bird understood that the catamaran was scaring away the flying fish then coming from the surface. It is at this moment that they sting towards the flying fish and capture them in full flight. Quite spectacular to see. What an adaptation when we think that this species of bird must have existed for a few million years and that the first boat sailing in the deep sea appeared only a few centuries ago... |
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Wow, what an extraordinary experience this is!
đI was reading the English part and when I came across âdead body of fishermenâ I was so puzzled, then I realised you meant a mooring buoy.
So much life there! A feast for photographers! Thank you for sharing!
Oh sorry...!!! I'm going to correct it immediatly. Google does not have boat !!!!!
đ Imagine that my native language is Spanish, and many times I translate quickly with Copilot because time is scarce⊠hahaha⊠how many odd things I must have said, even causing annoyance to some people here⊠I sometimes wonder about thatâŠ
That's corrected !! Really sorry !
đ Donât worry, these things are normal⊠thatâs how we all learn. Now I know how to say âmooring buoy at seaâ in English⊠French, though, is still pending.
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