Sunday 30 December 2007

Albatross

A distant shot of Mum or Dad
Waved Albatross Chick

Waved Albatross Chick

Only a few families remained on the island of Espanola ( the only breeding site in the Gallapagos ) since their breeding period is from March to early January. We were therefore fortunate to catch sight of this 'Near Threatened'species; currently only about eighteen thousand pairs breed.

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