We were treated to a rare visit by basking sharks yesterday who came to feed on the plankton in the Moray Firth before starting their long migration to warmer climes.
They were swimming and feeding close to paddle boarders, kayaks and sailing boats and the people aboard featured in many of my photographs as a result.
If you recognise yourself in the image above or the slideshow below please get in touch through the contact form and I’ll be happy to send you a copy of the photograph.
We were watching from the shore and it was lovely to see these gentle giants.
Wishing you all a wonderful Wednesday,
with love from Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
Camera: Canon Powershot SX60 HS.
Jez Braithwaite’s Water Water Everywhere #45
Rag Tag Daily Prompt: Zephyr
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Wow! Amazing photos of such a unique event in nature. ❤
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Thank you so much for your kind words dear Olga, it was a wonderful encounter and they were such gentle souls 💖 xxx
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What an experience! Great captures, Xenia 💚 xxx
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Thank you kindly dear Cathy, it was a treat to see and they pulled quite a crowd along the shore and on the water 💙🦈 Enjoy the rest of your evening and much love from our house to yours 🤗💖🐕 xxx
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I bet they did, it must have been amazing to watch 🤗 Have a lovely rest of the day and much love to you all 💕🐕💕xxx
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Thank you Cathy 🤗💕🐕 xxx
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How awesome! I wish I was one of them in the photograph 😁
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Aww thank you dear Lisa, it would be amazing to experience what they encountered here 😀💙🦈
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Oh wow, magical creatures. I think I read one tagged of the west coast of Ireland was subsequently seen off the Scottish coast
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Thank you dear Karina, it was amazing to see them 😀 I read the shark that was tagged in Ireland was seen on the West coast of Scotland recently and the dorsal fin looked very similar to one of the sharks I saw yesterday. I took a photograph of it and will send a copy to the Irish team that tagged it. I could see only three basking sharks and was told there were actually five here💚🦈
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There was some amazing footage taken with a drone off County Clare this year – and another from Achill island – this is link to Clare one. https://www.rte.ie/news/2020/0902/1162847-rare-drone-footage-of-basking-shark-behaviour-off-clare/#:~:text=Rare%20drone%20footage%20shows%20basking,the%20Irish%20Basking%20Shark%20Group.&text=Basking%20sharks%20are%20harmless%20plankton%20feeders.
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Thank you so much for the link dear Karina, the footage is amazing! There’s something very special about the way they interact with each other and with humans too 💜
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🙂
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That’s very cool, I’m envious
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Thank you Dale, it was amazing to meet these gentle creatures 🤗🦈
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Amazing. Thanks for sharing.
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Thank you kindly dear V.J., it’s a pleasure to share 💛
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Welcome.
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What a treat! An exciting thing to see, I imagine. They can be seen in the Gulf of Mexico in winter, though I’ve never personally seen one. Gentle giants for sure. 🙂
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Thank you so much for your kind words dear Eliza, it was a real treat to see these gentle creatures 💚🦈
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What an amazing opportunity and such beautifully composed images!
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Thank you so much for your kind words dear Dries, it was a rare treat to see them on the East coast as they’re usually seen on the West coast of Scotland 🤗🦈
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Ha – a vegetarian shark – wonders 🤔
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Thank you kindly dear Peter, they’re the gentlest of creatures 🤗🦈
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Now you’ve got me falling about the place – 😅
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😁🙋♀️
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Wow, how fantastic, Xenia 👏 I love how you captured the happiness on everyone’s faces as they enjoyed being close to the sharks. I’ve encountered them up close as well, and they are huge 😃
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Thank you so much for your kind words dear Jez, what a treat to see and lovely to hear you’ve encountered them up close too – it must have been amazing! 😀🦈
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It really was; we were on passage south through the Irish Sea to Plymouth, and I was on watch on the bridge at the time. A school of about 15 came within yards of the ship 😃
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Magical! 😀
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What an incredible sight, Xenia! Encounters like that are once in a lifetime events, how lucky you are…
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Thank you so much for your kind words dear Kim, it was an amazing experience and brought a lot of joy to our community 💚🦈 xxx
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I know it would’ve thrilled me to the core to have seen them…
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