Wednesday, 12 February 2025

Wild Bird Wednesday 655 - Shy Albatross

The Shy Albatross (Thalassarche cauta) is the most frequently see albatross on the Pelagic Trips I have done from Tasmania.  Despite that, as a species it is still listed as Near Threatened, which means we need to keep a keen eye on this species. 

Shy Albatross can sometime be seen from the land in my part of the world, and one actually showed up at Werribee Sewage works this week - although I was not there to see it.

These pictures are a sequence of a single bird approaching the back of the boat on a trip from last year.  I have to say that they are one of my favourite birds.









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11 comments:

  1. Hello Stewart :)
    The Albatross is an enormous sea bird that I have never seen, just know it through looking at pictures. I like your shots of this Shy Albatross.
    All the best
    Sonjia.

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  2. Hari Om
    A delightful series displaying the acrobatic flight. YAM xx

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  3. That is an interesting wing position..They are big birds..lovely pictures , Stewart..I remember seeing them at the beach when I was a kid..

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  4. Great photos of a beauty. Quite the wing span! Amazing.

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  5. To see an albatross is to experience freedom.

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  6. Awesome bird! Thanks for sharing.

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  7. The way Albatross flies is wonderful...... excellent photos.

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  8. Hi Stewart, beautiful photos. We have them not here. Have a nice weekend !

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  9. These are wonderful albatross flight photos, dear Stewart!
    I came to you through Sonija (Blog Breathtaking) and I have a few European winter birds for you today - including the treecreeper, which I had never seen before.
    When I read "Tasmania" here, my heart started beating faster, because from February to April 2024 we were in Singapore, Sydney, Melbourne (I read that you now live there), Tasmania (which I was particularly excited about), then in New Zealand (also wonderful) and finally briefly in the USA. A dream trip... (but too short ;-))
    All the best from Austria, Traude
    https://rostrose.blogspot.com/2025/02/mit-den-rostrosen-durch-die-kalte.html

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