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EYESORE 9001

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6. I remember the first time I saw flying fish

Reply to BootinUp (Original post)

Mon Dec 29, 2025, 08:54 PM

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They were some 500 ft away from the ship, and at first I thought they were birds. I soon realized these ‘birds’ were disappearing beneath the waves, and that’s when I realized they were flying fish.

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short video of a flying fish [View all] BootinUp Monday OP

Did the fish sprout wings? erronis Monday #1

The Exocoetidae are a family of marine ray-finned fish in the order Beloniformes, BootinUp Monday #3

Thank you - now part of my non-parity-checked memory. I know octopuses will also leave erronis Monday #5

This is a fascinating case, I think. BootinUp Monday #7

I was expecting to see a fish surface, jump two or three feet and then go back down. 3Hotdogs Monday #2

Incredible. TY for posting. NoMoreRepugs Monday #4

I remember the first time I saw flying fish EYESORE 9001 Monday #6

They were trying not to get eaten mahina Monday #9

Malolo in Hawaiian mahina Monday #8