A whale watcher was in just the right place at the right time to catch a minke whale lunge feeding off the Irish coast.<\/p>\n
\u201cCaught this incredible moment off the coast of\u00a0Donegal\u00a0\u2013 an adult minke whale lunge feeding just beneath the surface,\u201d says wildlife videographer\u00a0Fionn O’Donoghue<\/a>\u00a0who shared the spectacular footage on\u00a0Instagram<\/a>. <\/p>\n \u201cThese\u00a0whales<\/a>\u00a0use bursts of speed to engulf shoals of small fish, taking in huge volumes of water and prey in a single gulp.\u201d<\/p>\n See the extraordinary moment the minke whale lunges for a meal off the coast of Ireland. Credit: Fionn O’Donoghue<\/p>\n O’Donoghue often goes out trying to catch remarkable moments in nature on film. This was a great example of everything going right. After spending the weekend sitting on cliffs surveying the coastline through binoculars and a scope, he was rewarded with this incredible show.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cMinke whales<\/a>\u00a0are the smallest baleen whales found in Irish waters, but they\u2019re still over\u00a0eight metres<\/a>\u00a0long,\u201d he says. \u201cFast, sleek and often elusive, moments like this are rare to witness \u2013 and even rarer to film.\u201d<\/p>\n Image and video credit: Fionn\u00a0O’Donoghue<\/a><\/p>\n More amazing wildlife stories from around the UK<\/p>\n