Wild Bird Wednesday 688 - Shy Albatross.

Over the past few years I have been lucky enough to have had a few birding adventures. Most were memorable, many were remarkable: but my first pelagic trip really was a highlight.  It did not yield my first encounters with albatross - but it did cement them in my mind as possibly the most remarkable set of birds I have ever seen.  Hummingbirds run a pretty close second, and I never fail to enjoy parrots, but watching albatross on the open ocean really is something special.  If you ever get the chance to go it, take it.  

These pictures are of Shy Albatross (Thalassarche cauta) which is probably the most abundant albatross in my part of the world.   In this case, 'my part of the world' extends to the waters south of Tasmania where I have done about 90% of my oceanic, or pelagic, bird watching.  It seems that 2025 will pass without a pelagic trip for me - this will not happen in 2026!

I'll be on Kangaroo Island, South Australia, this week so my visits and comments will be even slower than normal.

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