(Video) Incredible rare encounter with dozens of spotted eagle rays while snorkeling at white banks coral reef with @Sundiver Snorkel Tours in #KeyLargo, Florida. Typically if you have an encounter with a spotted eagle ray it’s swimming alone but during mating season you could see dozens of them swimming together and chasing each other around the reef and sometimes they even jump out of the water. You never know what you might see while snorkeling. Book your next snorkel adventure today with @Sundiver Snorkel Tours in Key Largo. Reserve your Snorkel Tickets online at: www.SnorkelTickets.com Or call 305-451-2220 to make a reservation. Follow us today on Instagram: @SUNDIVER ————————————————————- Video by: Mike Theiss @ExtremeNature
Exclusive #EarthDay video: Photographers David Wilson and Mike Theiss from Sundiver Snorkel Tours went on a mission to document marine life at the reefs after weeks of quarantined conditions due to the Covid-19 virus. Some of the coral reefs offshore of #KeyLargo haven’t experienced boat traffic nor human visitors for many weeks. Will this help our chances of documenting the elusive spotted eagle ray ? We used drones to monitor the area and within minutes discovered a large group of several dozen spotted eagle rays, also known as a “fever”. We were able to track the eagle rays with drones and quickly deployed into the water and snorkeled right up next to the them. They were beautiful and looked like birds flying under the water. Mission accomplished! Video by: @ExtremeNature and @DavidHasTattoos Special Thanks to @Sundiver for making all this possible. When the quarantine conditions are lifted and it’s safe to travel again, head down to Key Largo, Florida to see this amazing marine life in person while snorkeling with Sundiver Snorkel Tours www.SnorkelTickets.com
Video still from drone intercept yesterday in Key Largo of large and impressive #waterspout. Total duration about 5 minutes. Copyright Mike Theiss @ExtremeNature
(On assignment with @LindbladExp) Nesting season is here !! We discovered a colony of rockhopper penguins nesting their eggs on the western Falkland Islands. Photo by Mike Theiss @ExtremeNature
#StormRising Episode 3 “Hurricane Double Threat” premieres tonight at 10pm EDT on @natgeotv. Watch as @reedtimmer and I deploy newly developed science equipment into the dangerous eyewall and eye of multiple landfalling Hurricanes. Trust me you don’t want to miss it !! #windypalmsproject
We are 3 days away from the PREMIERE of the new Television Series #StormRising. Tune in this Sunday, October 3rd at 10pm EDT on @NatGeoTV. Watch as @ReedTimmer and I chase down the world’s fiercest storms to collect valuable data inside Tornadoes and Hurricanes. Check your local listings for the National Geographic Channel.
(On assignment with @LindbladExp) We have arrived to the western Falkland islands and immediately had a close encounter with a leopard seal relaxing on the beach. The leopard seal, also referred to as the sea leopard, is the second largest species of seal in the Antarctic as well as the second largest predator next to the Killer Whale. We will spend a few more days in the Falkland islands before we set sail for a three day open water journey to the South Georgia and South Sandwich islands. Photo by Mike Theiss @ExtremeNature
Love is in the air !! We have arrived to Carcass island in the Falklands with @LindbladExp and discovered a colony of gentoo penguins on the beach. The long-tailed gentoo penguin is a species in the genus Pygoscelis, most closely related to the Adélie penguin and the chinstrap penguin. The first scientific description was made in 1781 by Johann Reinhold Forster in the Falkland islands. Photo by Mike Theiss @ExtremeNature
Incredible view of snow capped mountains while flying into Ushuaia, Argentina getting ready to board the National Geographic Explorer to start a 2 week journey to South Georgia and the Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) with @LindbladExp. Photo by Mike Theiss @ExtremeNature
(On assignment with @LindbladExp) Incredible landscapes with snow capped mountains as we arrived to the main island of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands aboard the National Geographic Explorer. Photo by Mike Theiss @ExtremeNature
Did you watch the new storm chasing series “STORM RISING” that originally aired last month on @natgeotv ? If you missed the show, all 5 episodes are now streaming on Disney @DisneyPlus. Watch as our chase team tracks down the world’s most violent tornadoes and penetrates the dangerous eyewalls of Hurricanes to deploy equipment in the name of science. #StormRising
(Slideshow) This week with @lindbladexp we encountered lots of wildlife while traveling across the Atlantic Ocean aboard the National Geographic Explorer in route to the South Georgia and Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas). So far we have been really lucky with good weather and super calm seas. The first image shows a black-browed albatross bird casting a shadow over the glass like flat calm seas hundreds of miles from any land. The second image was captured during our encounter with a pod of fin whales. These giant whales surrounded the ship and put on an amazing show which provided us with many photo opportunities. The third image shows a variety of sea birds floating on the ocean following us on our journey. Next we will visit the wildlife on the Falkland Islands before heading back out to the open sea for 3 days traveling to the incredible South Georgia islands, home to thousands of penguins including the photogenic “king penguin”. Fingers crossed the good weather and calm seas continue for the remainder of our journey. Stay tuned !! Photo by Mike Theiss @ExtremeNature
(Slideshow) This week with @lindbladexp we encountered lots of wildlife while traveling across the Atlantic Ocean aboard the National Geographic Explorer in route to the South Georgia and Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas). So far we have been really lucky with good weather and super calm seas. The first image shows a black-browed albatross bird casting a shadow over the glass like flat calm seas hundreds of miles from any land. The second image was captured during our encounter with a pod of fin whales. These giant whales surrounded the ship and put on an amazing show which provided us with many photo opportunities. The third image shows a variety of sea birds floating on the ocean following us on our journey. Next we will visit the wildlife on the Falkland Islands before heading back out to the open sea for 3 days traveling to the incredible South Georgia islands, home to thousands of penguins including the photogenic “king penguin”. Fingers crossed the good weather and calm seas continue for the remainder of our journey. Stay tuned !! Photo by Mike Theiss @ExtremeNature
(Slideshow) This week with @lindbladexp we encountered lots of wildlife while traveling across the Atlantic Ocean aboard the National Geographic Explorer in route to the South Georgia and Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas). So far we have been really lucky with good weather and super calm seas. The first image shows a black-browed albatross bird casting a shadow over the glass like flat calm seas hundreds of miles from any land. The second image was captured during our encounter with a pod of fin whales. These giant whales surrounded the ship and put on an amazing show which provided us with many photo opportunities. The third image shows a variety of sea birds floating on the ocean following us on our journey. Next we will visit the wildlife on the Falkland Islands before heading back out to the open sea for 3 days traveling to the incredible South Georgia islands, home to thousands of penguins including the photogenic “king penguin”. Fingers crossed the good weather and calm seas continue for the remainder of our journey. Stay tuned !! Photo by Mike Theiss @ExtremeNature
(On assignment with @LindbladExp) Incredible !! Everywhere we look there are porpoising king penguins jumping in front of the National Geographic Explorer as we cruise around the South Georgia and South Sandwich islands. Photo by Mike Theiss @ExtremeNature
(Slideshow) This beautiful black-browed albatross bird gave me a perfect portrait shot, then he asked me to leave, which I did. Check out the next shot in slideshow. We explored West Point island and Carcass island located on the western Falklands with @LindbladExp TAG a friend you would like to explore the Falkland Islands with. Photo by Mike Theiss @ExtremeNature
(Slideshow) This beautiful black-browed albatross bird gave me a perfect portrait shot, then he asked me to leave, which I did. Check out the next shot in slideshow. We explored West Point island and Carcass island located on the western Falklands with @LindbladExp TAG a friend you would like to explore the Falkland Islands with. Photo by Mike Theiss @ExtremeNature
(Slideshow) After 3 days at sea we have arrived to the South Georgia islands aboard the National Geographic Explorer with @LindbladExp. We will spend the next several days exploring these islands in search of many types of penguins, seals, whales and birds. The islands you see in this slideshow are the smaller outer islands and not the main larger islands of South Georgia that we will visit next. Photo by Mike Theiss @ExtremeNature
(Slideshow) After 3 days at sea we have arrived to the South Georgia islands aboard the National Geographic Explorer with @LindbladExp. We will spend the next several days exploring these islands in search of many types of penguins, seals, whales and birds. The islands you see in this slideshow are the smaller outer islands and not the main larger islands of South Georgia that we will visit next. Photo by Mike Theiss @ExtremeNature
The #WindyPalmsProject recorded a max wind speed “possibly” INSIDE of a mesovortex embedded in the eyewall of #HurricaneLaura. We deployed an RM Young HD wind sensor to a palm tree at a height of 15 feet near Holly Beach, Louisiana. MAX wind gust of 154mph at 12:33am CDT. Lowest barometric pressure of 945mb at 12:36am CDT. Watch the intense deployment on the new @natgeochannel television series #Category6 with @reedtimmer @extremenature @chasinspin @natgeo
(On assignment with @LindbladExp) VIDEO of two male fur seals fighting on the beach over territory for incoming female seals. There were dozens of fur seals and elephant seals lined along the beach of Godthul in the South Georgia and South Sandwich islands. Video by Mike Theiss @ExtremeNature
(On assignment with @lindbladexp) Elephant seal injured after fighting with a larger male for territory on the beach. Elephant seals are large earless seals in the genus Mirounga. They were hunted to the brink of extinction by the end of the 19th century, but have since recovered. Photo by Mike Theiss @ExtremeNature
NEW Television Series #StormRising premieres this Sunday, October 3rd at 10pm EDT on @NatGeoTV. Watch as @ReedTimmer and I chase down the world’s fiercest storms to collect valuable data inside Tornadoes and Hurricanes. Check your local listings for the National Geographic Channel and watch Episode 1 this coming Sunday.
New adventure coming up !! Follow along over the next 2 weeks as @ExtremeNature partners with @LindbladExp to take you with us on a photographic journey to the South Georgia and Falkland Islands aka “Islas Malvinas”. We will be exploring these remote islands aboard the National Geographic Explorer departing from Ushuaia, Argentina. Stay Tuned !
