This incredible drone footage shows a humpback whale coming up for air in the Firth of Forth.
- 2 years ago
by Hamish Morrison
This incredible drone footage shows a humpback whale coming up for air in the Firth of Forth.
The whale was filmed from a boat which left Granton Harbour, Edinburgh on Sunday, December 12.
It came up for air a number of times and scared members of the crew when it ‘popped up’ just 30 feet from the boat by surprise.
Dan Casey, 30, from Lundin Links, Fife, has been trying to film the whale for three years.
He said he hoped his quest to find the whale had a ‘happier ending’ than Herman Melville’s 1851 novel Moby Dick hich ends with the obsessive Captain Ahab being dragged into the ocean.
Dan, a freelance TV assistant producer, had previously tried to film the whale by flying his drone over the river while he stood on the banks but was unsuccessful.
He tracked it with the help of online enthusiasts, and the excursion lasted around four hours with the whale visible for most of that time because of ‘perfect’ conditions.
Whale watchers are attempting to determine whether it is the same one that has been spotted in the Forth in previous years.
Dan said: “I’ve been going along the coast the last three years trying to get this whale, following all the sightings that are uploaded online.
This incredible drone footage shows a humpback whale coming up for air in the Firth of Forth.
The whale was filmed from a boat which left Granton Harbour, Edinburgh on Sunday, December 12.
It came up for air a number of times and scared members of the crew when it ‘popped up’ just 30 feet from the boat by surprise.
Dan Casey, 30, from Lundin Links, Fife, has been trying to film the whale for three years.
He said he hoped his quest to find the whale had a ‘happier ending’ than Herman Melville’s 1851 novel Moby Dick hich ends with the obsessive Captain Ahab being dragged into the ocean.
Dan, a freelance TV assistant producer, had previously tried to film the whale by flying his drone over the river while he stood on the banks but was unsuccessful.
He tracked it with the help of online enthusiasts, and the excursion lasted around four hours with the whale visible for most of that time because of ‘perfect’ conditions.
Whale watchers are attempting to determine whether it is the same one that has been spotted in the Forth in previous years.
Dan said: “I’ve been going along the coast the last three years trying to get this whale, following all the sightings that are uploaded online.