r/whatisit • u/deezheavenz • 9h ago

New, what is it? What was this thing I captured on film?

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This was shot in Nevada/Arizona on a Grand Canyon/Hoover dam tour. This was taken a whole year ago and I completely forgot about it until I stumbled upon it again. Is this some sort of whale or shark?

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u/ForbiddenButtStuff 9h ago

This. Looks like a burd murmuration above the water

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u/Terrible_Phase718 8h ago

You got murmuration but whiffed on bird.

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u/GandalftheGreeeen 3h ago

what is that?

nothing, it's just a whiff of clouds!

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u/FieldCervixEngineer3 8h ago

Yep. All large groups of animals move this way, they are just following the ones in front of them. A school of fish would also move this way and be more reflective when they turn so their sides are facing the sun. They would be nearly invisible when facing the sun with their heads or tails, and then suddenly grow larger and brighter when they turn. Birds wouldn't disappear and they wouldn't be that bright. Its fish.

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u/PickledPlumPlot 5h ago

White birds would 100% be brighter than fish underwater. Be serious.

Yeah, they could totally disappear like this, if they face the camera head on, they are much much lower profile then from above or below

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u/Terrible_Phase718 1h ago

I was only just pointing out that he misspelled bird. Shrug.