@steveswildandwond: Hundreds of basking sharks breaching off the Clare Coast 🇮🇪 Have you ever seen anything like this? The courtship might be kicking off and I was lucky to be in the right place at the right time, for the second year in a row. Just off the coast of county Clare the headland was surrounded by hundreds of basking sharks, not cruising like they usually do, but breaching, circling and possible even courting. This kind of surface activity could be part of a rarely seen mating ritual, and it’s something researchers are just starting to understand. Irelands west coast never fails to blow my mind. Nature at its most raw, powerful and mysterious. These animals must not be interfered with and observed very carefully with cation. Hopefully bringing awareness to our beautiful marine life also helps to get it protected. Grá mór ☘️💚🇮🇪