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A Snares Crested Penguin launching into the Southern Ocean. Snares Island.
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Pintado Petrel
White-chinned Petrel
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White-chinned Petrel
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Australasian Gannet
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Cook Strait, South Pacific
Between North & South Islands, New Zealand
Between North & South Islands, New Zealand
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Chatham Island Albatross and Pyramid Rock, its only nesting site. Southern Ocean, east of New Zealand.
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King Penguins - circumpolar subantarctic birds.
"The most pelagic of penguins. Satellite tracking of 18 breeding adults from the Crozet islands found that the mean foraging range was 471km (range 144–1489). Trip lengths were longest in winter: one bird travelled 3893 km over a 35-day period, at an average speed of 111km /day." - Birds of the World species entry.
Here on Macquarie Island, half way between Australia and Antarctica.
Parent and juvenile (!)
They are quite tame and curious. One came up to me and spent a couple of minutes checking me out.
Parents incubating an egg on their feet
Dapper looking guys; up to a metre tall
"The most pelagic of penguins. Satellite tracking of 18 breeding adults from the Crozet islands found that the mean foraging range was 471km (range 144–1489). Trip lengths were longest in winter: one bird travelled 3893 km over a 35-day period, at an average speed of 111km /day." - Birds of the World species entry.
Here on Macquarie Island, half way between Australia and Antarctica.
Parent and juvenile (!)
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They are quite tame and curious. One came up to me and spent a couple of minutes checking me out.
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Parents incubating an egg on their feet
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Dapper looking guys; up to a metre tall
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Really a beautiful set - their colours are very nice too
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Nice series
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From a pelagic day trip off the coast of Tasmania, Australia
Campbell Albatross
Shy Albatross feeding scrum on berley
Wandering Albatross
White-bellied Sea Eagle with take-out chicken
Campbell Albatross
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Shy Albatross feeding scrum on berley
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Wandering Albatross
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White-bellied Sea Eagle with take-out chicken
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Nice detail in the bird plus some habitat
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Thank you for starting this thread! These are from a pelagic trip off the coast of San Diego, California last month.
Brown Pelican in breeding plumage as we were leaving the harbor.
Black-footed Albatross
Pink-footed Shearwater
Brown Pelican in breeding plumage as we were leaving the harbor.
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Black-footed Albatross
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Pink-footed Shearwater
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Beaut shots.
The Black-footed Albatross is new to me.
Thank you!
Beautiful shot! what lens did you use and f-stop.
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I try to get some habitat in the shots as a plain blue sky doesn't offer much interest.
Wandering Albatross, Tasmania Australia. Wingspan 3+ metres.
Flesh-footed Shearwater, Bass Strait Australia
Wandering Albatross, Tasmania Australia. Wingspan 3+ metres.
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Flesh-footed Shearwater, Bass Strait Australia
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Love the second shot!
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Thanks Irap.
Can't say it was planned but I'll take it!
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Some more albatross, from Tasmania's east coast in Australia (Eaglehawk Neck)
The Shy breeds on a pair of islands on the other side of Tasmania and the immatures set off on the Southern ocean, to S Africa and S America, to grow before they return to breed.
Wandering followed by a Shy.
The Shy breeds on a pair of islands on the other side of Tasmania and the immatures set off on the Southern ocean, to S Africa and S America, to grow before they return to breed.
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Wandering followed by a Shy.
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