![]() ![]() Sapphire Coastal owner and skipper Simon Miller said his boat would begin seriously rocking as creatures the size of city buses surged up and around, at times very nearby. Accomplished still and drone photographer David Rogers captured the video of the humpback whales feeding all around. The latter involves whales driving krill or fish into a tight, defensive ball, swimming beneath them to release a burst of air, then surging upward to gobble the bubble up with its prey trapped inside.Ī boat operated by ocean tour company Sapphire Coastal Adventures raced to the spot once the mega-pod had been spotted at work, and managed to record the spectacle. It was also the second time they were filmed engaging in bubble-net feeding off Australia. The footage was only the second time ever the mammals have been seen group-gorging in Australian waters. It quickly attracted nearly 40,000 views with its arresting aerial images of a pod of 100 to perhaps as many as 150 humpback whales feeding off baitfish together. ![]() Experts say the craft’s footage is tantamount to catching lightning in a bottle twice within a year – and in nearly the same place that was first accomplished. A drone pilot has taken a rare and spectacular video of a giant pod of humpback whales feeding together off Australia’s New South Wales coast.
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