'When a man is tired of London Albatross, he is tired of life'
with apologies to Samuel Johnson.
I had the opportunity to go out on another 'pelagic' trip this weekend - although this one was a little different from the ones I have done in Tasmania.
Melbourne is not really close to any genuine deep ocean - which is what you need to find for most pelagic birds - but we do have access to a large area of shallower seas. These shallow seas cover what is basically part of the landmass of Australia that was flooded at the end of the last ice age. A remarkable thing about this, is that when colonised by Australia's first people they would have been able to have walked to the part of the country we now call Tasmania. Bass Strait, which now separates the mainland from Tasmania, formed during the history of human occupation!
Anyway, I took a short trip out into the shallow waters of Bass Strait to see what we could find.
One of the more abundant birds we found were Shy Albatross (Thalassarche cauta).
These are some shots of Shy Albatross performing braking manoeuvres as they approached the back of our boat.
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| OK, I admit it - these birds are not braking! |
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ReplyDeleteAll gorgeous, of course... but I adore the second shot!!! YAM xx
Great shots! Incredible wingspan!
ReplyDeleteI did not know that about Melbourne! Very interesting. Thank you for sharing. Always a favorite visit. Aloha!
ReplyDeleteNice angles. They have such a great face.
ReplyDeleteThe length of their wings look out of proportion until you see that next to last photo.
ReplyDeleteThese are fabulous captures of albatross in flight
ReplyDeleteHello Stewart :=)
ReplyDeleteAll incredible in flight shots of the Albatross.
Beautiful bird!
ReplyDeleteCześć Steward! No oniemiałam! Ten ptak jest niesamowity, a Twoje zdjęcia piękne. To moje marzenie, ale do miejsc, gdzie można go sfotografować mam bardzo daleko.
ReplyDeletePrzepraszam za błąd w imieniu, wiem, że zmienia jego znaczenie.
DeleteWow stunning photos, they really show that huge wingspan. Cheers Diane
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