Gather round friends as I'll tell you a tale of a close encounter, that I witnessed with my very own eyes!! And caught the action on my trusty camera
between a southern giant petrel and a great white shark!
We sailed the seas in South Australia all the way to the Neptune island in search of the oceans Apex predator..... THE GREAT WHITE SHARK 🦈 🦈
As we arrived to the Neptune Islands we started a berley trail to entice the beast to the boat.
The water was bubbling up from the trevally and kingfish snacking on the berley off cuts.
This berley trail caught the attention of the feathered variety aswell.
Before long seagulls appeared to see what all the fuss was about.
Some of them even landed on the boat for a rest.
Then these really big gulls flew over the top and circled the boat for a bit.
Off in the distance I spotted something black on top of the water. At first I thought it was a shark fin sticking out of the water.
But as it came closer bobbing a long on top of the water I noticed it was a southern giant petrel.
Now these birds are like Jesus as they can walk/run on water haha.
When they take off from the water to fly they start to run across the water until they get airborne as the sheer size of these birds takes a lot of effort to leave the water. It's lots of fun to watch!
The Southern giant petrel weighs in around 3.6 kg and some even grow up to 99cm with a 205cm wingspan. These guys are really big birds hence the name southern giant petrel.
Now I was watching these two petrels just hanging out. Everything seemed fine but then a fight broke out between the two.
They were both really not happy. Maybe one said something that the other didn't agree with. But we could speculate all day what kicked off this epic battle on top of the water. It was like they were fighting for the giant petrel belt in the ultimate bird fighting championship. Id say this was the heavy weight division.
Then all of a sudden I could see this huge dark shadow beneath the water while these two birds were distracted fighting between each other.
Then out of nowhere a great white shark broke the water looking for an easy snack just floating above. Or was he the moderator trying to break up the fight?
Either way this definitely got the attention of the two birds as on quickly popped up into the air from the force of the water of the shark, then started to run away on top of the water while the other petrel bobbed out of the way with the swell of the water from the huge shark breaching.
Just like a professional boxer dodging a over hand right.
It was amazing to see a great white try and take advantage of a possible bird lunch.
Who would have thought hey.
Wow I hope you were on a big boat, being that close to a great white would scare me
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it was a pretty big boat. We were at the Neptune Islands to cage dove with the great whiteS. And I was lucky enough to capture this petrels close call.
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Running commentary throughout the event exceptional, what a sight to witness with fins and tails encounter!
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It sure was a great wildlife encounter. I'm glad I was able to capture it 🙂
Once in a lifetime moment....
What an incredible experience, you managed to get some amazing shots, dear friend @vcclothing
Thank you so much for sharing this photographic experience
Have a great day
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What an encounter! So impressive is the size of that bird and the fight between the two. But the shark entering the scene, this is something absolutely stunning!
Terrific post and outstanding photos from start to the end!
Thank you 🙏 it sure was amazing to see this encounter between the two birds and then a shark get involved! I did not expect that!
Great shots. Did he caught the bird?
These birds lived to tell the tale of how they nearly got eaten by a shark.
Nice 😊
Super interesting appearance.
It was very interesting to watch
Yes, that's right, just looking at pictures can be entertaining, especially if you see them in person.
Wow how exciting it must have been to witness this scene! I am particularly terrified of these little friends, I usually swim with distrust on the beaches, I really wouldn't like to have an encounter of this kind!
Now go whale hunting! 😁
It was amazing to watch this scene play out!
Great white sharks scare me as well that's why we went cage diving so I could conquer my fear .
It's whale season here in Australia so stay tuned for some whale photos🙂🐋🐳
It's a good thing the shark missed the birds.
What beautiful photographs you took during this wonderful adventure @vcclothing
Yes I'm glad the birds didn't get eaten.
Fantastic, stunning scene! (and loads of water as well!)
I doubt said shark was a 'mod' tho - guess she just was HUNGRY 😜
Haha yeah I think she saw an easy opportunity but failed on the snack 😋
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