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Hunters Gather...

Jul 1, 2015
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On Wednesday the 1st of July 2015, passengers and crewmen alike, were left completely awestruck by their sighting of a small pod of Orcas. Kilda Cruises were established in 2005 so the crew have of course seen Orcas before, however they have never seen them hunting.

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Owner of Kilda Cruises, Angus Campbell said;

'St Kilda never ceases to amaze me, in eleven seasons of running trips to St Kilda we have occasionally seen orca. This season has been exceptional with quite a few sightings. Wednesdays trip however provided a rare spectacle - a pod of orca off Boreray hunting and feeding on seals. No Disney World show this, just nature in its pure state. We were able to observe at close quarters and although we are careful in our approach to these observations, these guys were keen to show us how clever they were. Incredible animals!'

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The footage here by crew member Malcolm Campbell shows that the Orcas very much seemed to enjoy showing off their dinner!

The second lot of footage by David Campbell, shows their rather intimidating and enormous size as the boat/camera wobble when they come close....

Our experience even made the Press and Journal.

A trip to St Kilda in itself is a compeltely unique experience, but our passengers on Wednesday were truly delighted with the added bonus of seeing these astounding creatures in the wild in such very close proximities.

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( © Photo Credit to one of our passengers, Donald Paterson )

 
 
 

211 Comments


blogcommentsieuviet
10 hours ago

s8tv là nền tảng mình muốn quan sát ở góc độ thói quen theo dõi bóng đá lâu dài. Ban đầu, người xem có thể chỉ quan tâm đến trận đấu trực tiếp, nhưng nhu cầu thường mở rộng sang lịch thi đấu, kết quả và vị trí các đội trên bảng xếp hạng. Những nhóm nội dung này tạo thêm lựa chọn cho người muốn cập nhật bóng đá thường xuyên. Mình cũng chú ý đến phần nhận định vì thông tin về trận đấu có thể giúp người đọc nhìn sự kiện từ nhiều góc độ hơn. Theo mình, sự kết hợp giữa nội dung trực tiếp và dữ liệu giải đấu tạo nên cách theo dõi đa chiều,…

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Noname Noname
21 hours ago

বন্ধুদের কাছ থেকে শুনেই আমি 89bd.vip -এর পেজটি দেখেছিলাম; মূলত এর লেআউট বা বিন্যাসটি কেমন, তা জানতেই আমার কৌতূহল ছিল। শিরোনামটি প্রথমেই নজর কাড়ল এবং মাত্র কয়েক লাইন পড়েই বোঝা গেল যে তারা একটি বিনোদনমূলক ব্র্যান্ডের সামগ্রিক পরিচিতি তুলে ধরছে—মূল বিষয়টি বোঝার জন্য বারবার বিভিন্ন লিঙ্কে ক্লিক করার প্রয়োজন ছিল না। আমি খুব বিস্তারিতভাবে পড়িনি, তবে উপস্থাপনাটি দেখার জন্য নিচের দিকে স্ক্রল করেছিলাম: বিষয়বস্তুগুলো পরিপাটি ব্লকে সাজানো ছিল এবং অনুচ্ছেদগুলোর মাঝে যথাযথ বিরতি থাকায় তা পড়তে বেশ আরামদায়ক মনে হয়েছে। প্রধান শিরোনামগুলো মূল বিষয়গুলোকে সহজে চোখে পড়ার মতো করে তুলে ধরেছিল, ফলে একনজর চোখ বুলিয়েই বিষয়বস্তু সম্পর্কে ধারণা পাওয়া যাচ্ছিল। সব মিলিয়ে অভিজ্ঞতাটি বেশ ভালো ছিল; পেজটিতে অতিরিক্ত লেখার ভিড় ছিল না এবং শিরোনাম ও তথ্য-ব্লকগুলো অত্যন্ত স্পষ্টভাবে সাজানো ছিল।

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blogcommentsieuviet
a day ago

rakhoitv có một điểm đáng quan sát khi xét đến nhu cầu theo dõi bóng đá ngoài thời gian diễn ra trận đấu. Người hâm mộ thường muốn biết đội bóng mình yêu thích đang đứng ở đâu, kết quả vòng gần nhất ra sao và sắp gặp đối thủ nào. Những thông tin như lịch đấu, tỷ số và thứ hạng giúp kết nối các diễn biến riêng lẻ thành bức tranh tổng thể của giải. Bên cạnh đó, nội dung phát sóng trực tiếp tạo điều kiện theo dõi trận cầu khi đến giờ thi đấu. Mình thấy hướng kết hợp này phù hợp với người muốn duy trì sự quan tâm đến đội bóng trong suốt mùa giải.

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blogcommentsieuviet
a day ago

socolive khiến mình quan tâm đến những tiện ích chỉ thực sự có ý nghĩa khi theo dõi bóng đá thường xuyên. Lịch thi đấu giúp chủ động thời gian, kết quả hỗ trợ xem lại diễn biến chung, còn bảng xếp hạng cung cấp thêm bối cảnh về cuộc đua trong mùa giải. Khi đặt các thông tin cạnh nhau, mình nhận ra việc theo dõi một đội bóng không chỉ gói gọn trong chín mươi phút thi đấu. Những dữ liệu trước và sau trận cũng góp phần tạo nên góc nhìn đầy đủ hơn. Mình thường chú ý đến cách các chuyên mục bổ trợ lẫn nhau, thay vì chỉ nhìn vào một tính năng riêng lẻ.

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Noname Noname
Noname Noname
a day ago

গতকাল ফুটবলের র‍্যাঙ্কিং দেখার সময় একটি ফোরামে 35bd.club -এর কথা চোখে পড়ল। কৌতূহলবশত সাইটটি একবার দেখে নেওয়ার সিদ্ধান্ত নিলাম। প্রথম দেখাতেই মনে হলো এর ইন্টারফেস বেশ সাধারণ এবং তথ্যগুলো খুব স্পষ্টভাবে উপস্থাপন করা হয়েছে—কোথাও কোনো অহেতুক জঞ্জাল বা বিশৃঙ্খলা নেই। বিশেষ করে, এখানকার তথ্য খুব দ্রুত আপডেট হয়, তাই দীর্ঘক্ষণ অপেক্ষা করতে হয় না। আমার দেখা অন্যান্য সাইটের তুলনায় এটি একটি বড় ইতিবাচক দিক। তবে সাইডবারে বিজ্ঞাপনের আধিক্য থাকায় ব্রাউজিংয়ের অভিজ্ঞতা কিছুটা বিরক্তিকর মনে হয়েছে। তা সত্ত্বেও, ভবিষ্যতে প্রয়োজনে ব্যবহারের জন্য আমি সম্ভবত সাইটটি বুকমার্ক করে রাখব।

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