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Thanks for posting this. Amazing footage but it fails to capture the incredible size of these creatures. It’s like pictures of the sun

I came across a video of a pod of orcas hunting a blue whale. They coordinated an attack in which they get on top of the whale and eventually drown it. I know it’s nature but I don’t like w

Wildlife photographer that runs whale watching tours out of San Diego youtu.be/CLhtIupHdss?...

The closest I've come to whales is driving south on Hwy 1 in CA and could see plumes of spray in the distance as they surfaced. Magnificent creatures; thanks for posting this.

Magnificent 😍

My what a lovely smile you have 😃

Wow 🤯

Their jaws are crazy strong. Over 200 tons worth of water in one go.

I love whales, thanks for sharing.

They are 80 to 100 feet long. Saw one in Monterey bay a few years back. It swam right under the boat and my camera jammed. They are graceful giants.

On Tuesday night, I'm going to watch this on loop. This will be my State of the Union. And thanks to @ericmgarcia.bsky.social for reposting so more of us could see it.

yea, I was accounting for that, maybe I got mixed up...

And Gray whales. It's a taught technique, so it's passed down in their tribes.

Possibly the largest fish in the world

Modern aerial photography has become so incredible. Truly new perspectives on the world which we could’ve never had before.

That is so cool.

This is one of my favorite uses of technology - to capture life, in nature, without disturbing it.

This really blew up over the last 36+ hours, so I'll do my usual use of attention to promote local, independent and/or nonprofit media. Please support the ones that matter to you, financially if possible. Read them, share their work. Find a bunch at my feed:

Stunning

@regretagarbo.rip pls enjoy

It amazes me that krill is all they need for sustenance.

This wails

“Bless the Maker and His water. Bless the coming and going of Him. May His passage cleanse the world. May He keep the world for His people."

You can see the filter (Baleen) quite clearly at 1:24, its like a gigant comb

It's Caseoh!

They are magnificent creatures.

High pitched sounds like drone/helicopter reflect off the interface of the water. Also, it can be filmed from quite a distance away. You can hate it all you want, but it's a very good tool and a moment's annoyance for a lifetime of sharing it with the world.

I did not. But I'm definitely going to look it up now.

So incredible. The thing that really made me cry is that despite such beauty so many of our species just continues to destroy it without caring. I can't understand that. I just can't. We are a blight on the planet.

"Blue Planet", perhaps.

Yes! half a million calories of krill for lunch!

I just woke up after 9 hours sleep and something about this also nearly made me cry too

Same

youtu.be/nqYOkwS5NlE?...

Half a million calories for lunge? How much do they eat for breakfast and dinner?!

If birds aren't real, then whales are impossible. Too majestic.

Truly awesome! Which reminds me of when I paid for a coffee in S California, and the server responded "awesome!" I couldn't help myself from pointing out that paying for a coffee you've ordered is hardly awesome. To be fair, he did agree. But this blue whale footage is truly awesome.

Amazing

Meanwhile the krill are hearing a bass boosted Jaws theme

Blue Whales live a century, others longer. They have language, they have culture. When I see them putting on shows for onlookers & helping people, I can’t stop thinking about how some still remember the height of the whaling industry, how their actions feel like thank you’s and acts of forgiveness.

I know what they eat, which is why that wasn't my question.

Assuming the krill are near the top of the water, it makes total sense. I'm just surprised I never thought about it! Also, I never realized they were giant pelicans. Do other baleen whales do the same thing?

I have no words for this. Thank you for sharing.

Love your pfp. Great one by Kelly Freas (iirc), and inspired a good novel and movie.

This is the only footage of blue whales ive ever seen, so same I guess.

Wonderful footage. Astounding drone piloting skills.

Amazing!

There's a lot to hate about drones and their users, but my goodness has it opened up a new world of amazing filmaking and videography.

I never realized they're actually this blue. And it's interesting how many "bites" they were taking while upside-down.

Well that was all kinds of bonkers.

Seagull got posterized

I wonder how a panel of blue whale judges would score each of these mighty chomps.

Dude must STUFFED with microplastics

Can I pet that dawg

@imawhale.bsky.social

Holy shit. Astonishing. Wish there could have been something there for scale. But wow.

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@earational.bsky.social 😭❤️

Ah. I thought the Japanese liked shark meat - inc. whale sharks. I didn't know they were destroying the blue whale population... 😠

So no, it's not just whaling that is the main problem but consumerism and general lack of environmental protection.

Breathtaking.

Pelicans of the deep.

I love that you can see the baleen so clearly! Beautiful!

Then you’ve obviously never seen footage of me making love.

aliens

That's so awesome 😎

stunning!!!!! thank you for sharing this awesome sight....

Imagine you're just taking a bite of a burger and someone came along and shot it in slow motion and put swelling music over the top

Legit teared up over this. Beautiful animal. May they continue to exist long after we're gone 🥹

Krill baby krill!

Oh, wow. I didn't see any off Mendocino - though I liked the whole quiet vibe there (18 years ago). In fact, I only have the sighting of a humpback breaching, then diving under our whale watching boat to emerge the other side to wave goodbye... But that was off Vancouver Island.

Hi neighbor 👋🏼 I'm in Trinity, but get over to the Humboldt and Mendo coast as often as humanly possible ❤️ You live in the most beautiful place, lucky!

also @hangmanpage.bsky.social some blue whales for u

its greed sickens me

And it's female.

A fact that blows me away every time bsky.app/profile/smok...

(The above reply is from my 6yo son; we were watching the blue whale video and he decided he disagreed with you. I told him he had to have evidence for his reply, but…)

And when you consider the size differences you see within species nowadays and remember how small the fossil record is, you can really start to imagine how large some prehistoric creatures got. Sure our Argentinosaurus specimens were ~80t, but how large would the top 10% of that species have been?

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Thanks for posting! It is quite incredible!