Appalachian Trail — Clingmans Dome to Fontana Dam
This male railroad worm came to my mothing station, staying only for about 2 minutes, close to 9pm.
mated pair I am pretty sure, based on the food gathering and flying together. Very fun to observe
island no longer exists as of present day. :(
I did my best to document the sighting but focus was really on enjoying the moment of seeing such an incredible animal right next to the boat. The content here is a combination of two photos from my DSLR and a screen grab from an iPhone video. I had hoped to try and put my GoPro underwater via an extendable monopod, but after approaching the boat twice in quick succession the shark was not seen again even with an attempt to relocate it.
The shark was found while investigating a large gathering of feeding pelagic birds and tuna.
Right outside my house