Albatross Picture Gallery
" alt="Adult female (left) and male (right) wandering albatross (Diomedea exulans) sitting at nest site prior to starting breeding.">
Adult female (left) and male (right) wandering albatross (Diomedea exulans) sitting at nest site prior to starting breeding.
" alt="Wandering albatross pair displaying - Diomedea exulans">
Wandering albatross pair displaying - Diomedea exulans
" alt="A pair of wandering albatrosses displaying during a courtship ritual at a study site on Bird Island, South Georgia. ">
A pair of wandering albatrosses displaying during a courtship ritual at a study site on Bird Island, South Georgia.
" alt="Black-browed albatross (Thalassarche melanophrys) in flight at Bird Island">
Black-browed albatross (Thalassarche melanophrys) in flight at Bird Island
" alt="Black-browed albatross chick (Thalassarche melanophrys)">
Black-browed albatross chick (Thalassarche melanophrys)
" alt="Wandering albatross (Diomedea exulans) in flight over Top Meadows, Bird Island. Having such large wings makes take-off and landing from grassy slopes often appear very clumsy.">
Wandering albatross (Diomedea exulans) in flight over Top Meadows, Bird Island. Having such large wings makes take-off and landing from grassy slopes often appear very clumsy.
" alt="Pair of grey-headed albatrosses (Thalassarche chrysostoma) in colony A, Bird Island">
Pair of grey-headed albatrosses (Thalassarche chrysostoma) in colony A, Bird Island
" alt="Light-mantled sooty albatross (Phoebetria palpebrata) on a nest overlooking Johnson Cove at the end of Molly Ridge, Bird Island, South Georgia">
Light-mantled sooty albatross (Phoebetria palpebrata) on a nest overlooking Johnson Cove at the end of Molly Ridge, Bird Island, South Georgia
" alt="Adult wandering albatross (Diomedea exulans). The pinkish wash on the neck is staining from a secretion which comes out of the salt glands on the bill and sprays back onto the neck when the bird is flying.">
Adult wandering albatross (Diomedea exulans). The pinkish wash on the neck is staining from a secretion which comes out of the salt glands on the bill and sprays back onto the neck when the bird is flying.
" alt="Adult wandering albatross display shortly after their return to Bird Island during early December">
Adult wandering albatross display shortly after their return to Bird Island during early December
" alt=" Wandering albatross at sunset on Wanderer Ridge, Bird Island">
Wandering albatross at sunset on Wanderer Ridge, Bird Island
" alt="Black-browed albatross colony (Thalassarche melanophrys) at Colony Q1 on Bird Island. Black-browed albatrosses feed on Krill, fish and squid and tend to forage around the edge of the continental shelf of South Georgia.">
Black-browed albatross colony (Thalassarche melanophrys) at Colony Q1 on Bird Island. Black-browed albatrosses feed on Krill, fish and squid and tend to forage around the edge of the continental shelf of South Georgia.
" alt="Grey-headed albatross (Thalassarche chrysostoma) and chick on a nest in colony A, Bird Island. The diet of the grey-headed Albatross is mainly squid with a smaller amount of fish.">
Grey-headed albatross (Thalassarche chrysostoma) and chick on a nest in colony A, Bird Island. The diet of the grey-headed Albatross is mainly squid with a smaller amount of fish.
" alt="Black-browed albatross in flight at Bird Island, South Georgia">
Black-browed albatross in flight at Bird Island, South Georgia
" alt="Grey-headed albatross on a nest at Bird Island">
Grey-headed albatross on a nest at Bird Island
