Amazing footage w/ Drone: dolphin narrowly evades bull sharks

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2 жыл бұрын

On January 7th, 2022 I was solo camping on an island near the mouth of the Tampa Bay in Manatee County, Florida. I was awakened early by the sound of thrashing in the water. I had just 12 minutes of battery life left on my drone but decided I should at least fly it out towards the sound to investigate. I am so thankful I did. What I caught on camera was a dolphin playing with a dead sheep’s head fish. While playing and eating, the dolphin is approached by what appears to be two different bull sharks. Bull Sharks are very aggressive sharks but fortunately do not grow to be large. The dolphin narrowly evades them both and manages to keep the majority of his breakfast. At one point, you can see the dolphin begin to notice the drone that is following it and it starts exhibiting playful activity because of it. You may also notice that the dolphin seems to have some lacerations along its back. These may be from a motor boat propeller hitting it. All footage is raw and unfiltered. I filmed this with my DJI Mavic Air 2 (view link to Amazon store for details). Dear FAA agent, I am a licensed, commercial UAS pilot.
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@Ripsurfer08 2 жыл бұрын

Good job capturing and putting it together. - Steve V -Lakeland

@oursimplestorychannel 2 жыл бұрын

Hey man! Thanks a ton for watching!!

@lizzieb6311 2 жыл бұрын

Video is fantastic!! Dolphin was ringing the dinner bell 🛎 for those young sharks. Great music too… thank you Lizzie from Lakeland FL

@oursimplestorychannel 2 жыл бұрын

Hey Lizzie! Thanks for watching!! We lived in Lakeland for many years. We are now in south Alabama. Glad you liked the video!

@jennyjolivet9430 2 жыл бұрын

He was waving that sergeant major fish around.

@ervinslens 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing shots, landscapes are amazing.

@sherryg3634 2 жыл бұрын

Gabe- This is incredible! Thank you! I could only imagine how you felt or what was going through your mind being able to see this with the drone. So many things most of us would never be able to witness in our lifetimes. So, thanks amigo. Be proud of what you caught on the drone, if not for divers, drone pilots, etc, most of us would never see, experience or know the beauty of the world around us or learn from it. Hope y'all are well.

@lynnbauldree4368 2 жыл бұрын

That's an amazing video. Thanks

@oursimplestorychannel 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I appreciate your kind words.

@jbprospector3638 2 жыл бұрын

That was very cool 😎

@oursimplestorychannel 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I am glad I flew over and filmed it!

@jeffpf38 2 жыл бұрын

Super cool! I love this footage. I'm wondering, do you think the dolphin was aware that the Drone was flying above filming him?

@oursimplestorychannel 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! I think he was aware at the end for sure. They are so smart. I finished the book by the way. I loved reading it. I have some thoughts about it that I may share on the next coffee talk, if I can remember 😂

@jeffpf38 2 жыл бұрын

@@oursimplestorychannel I'm glad you liked it! And yes, absolutely, please do share your thoughts on the next Coffee Talk! I look forward to it.

@jennyjolivet9430 2 жыл бұрын

He was definitely looking up at the drone at the end.

@jennyjolivet9430 2 жыл бұрын

The dolphin was waving around a dead sergeant major fish, apparently playing with it, or chumming for shark. 😂 Shark was just coming up to investigate, was tiny and the dolphin was not concerned at all.

@oursimplestorychannel 2 жыл бұрын

Solid reporting, thank you.

@wkdlama 2 жыл бұрын

no sharks are seen in this video

@oursimplestorychannel 2 жыл бұрын

Hmmm..try rewatching? There are two.

@wkdlama 2 жыл бұрын

@@oursimplestorychannel they weren't bull sharks and the dolphin was 10 times bigger then them. No need to clickbait.

@joenstacey 2 жыл бұрын

That is a juvenile carcharhinus leucas

@serfranklin6022 2 жыл бұрын

@@wkdlama bull sharks aren't born 6 feet, and it's the only shark species that can live in fresh water, which this one clearly is, so yes, they are juvenile bull sharks....the aggressiveness is all there too