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#563-WavedAlbatrossChick

Gallery: Weekly ChallengePosted December 5, 2012203 views4 comments

He's *kinda* fluffy, right?

I was so happy to see some Waved Albatross on my trip to the Galapagos, because very cooincidentally, just days before I left, I met a woman who had just returned the day before. What are the odds, right?! Well, she was "sorry to inform me" that all the Waved Albatross who go to the Galapagos to breed had ALL flown away that very week, and I wasn't going to see even a *single* bird. Albatross are very high on my list of favorite birds, so I was kind of crushed. Lo and behold, though, there were a few stragglers. We probably saw about 30 or so adults with chicks who were not ready to fledge. Thank goodness for late bloomers!

Waved Albatross Chick
Punta Suarez on Hood Island, the Galapagos
Canon 7D + 300mm f4L + 1.4TC4
1/1000 S
f 5.6
ISO 250

Large version provided. Thank you in advance for any critiques. Everything I know about nature photography I learned on NPN!

Comments

4 comments

Comment posted by Carolyn Derstine on December 5, 2012 at 9:30 PM

Won't exactly win a beauty contest at this stage. . .but oh so cute! What an interesting capture of these birds, Rebecka. Love his position with the feet up and beak open. Yes, he has fluff at the base of his neck and a nice pile of fluff on the top of his head so I think this qualifies.

So glad you got to see some of these special birds while you were there. (How could that woman possibly know for sure that ALL the birds had left?

) Sounds like an amazing place to visit!

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Comment posted by Richard Teller on December 5, 2012 at 11:11 PM

Fuzzy head. Great find and a fine image.

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Comment posted by Rudy Ruberti on December 6, 2012 at 12:45 AM

Looks like an aging rock star. Love it.

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Comment posted by Barb Pflaum on December 6, 2012 at 8:57 AM

Very nice image. I love the pose and the fluff on his head and lower neck.

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