When Dynamic Range Editor, Leanne Cole, asked me to put an article together for the March issue of the photography magazine – no pressure, but we need the text before Christmas and the photos soon after – I knew there could only be one thing to do: assemble the best images of the Shy Albatross I…
One of the most distinctive ocean birds we are lucky enough to see as we sail through Bass Strait and the Southern Ocean is the Black-Browed Albatross (Thalassarche melanophrys). We always feel privileged to see these ocean travellers and one of the world’s largest seabirds. Having recently observed them, we felt compelled to make them…
Nothing is more spectacular than an albatross aloft. Often within half an hour of leaving the Gippsland Lakes and sailing in Bass Strait, these giant seabirds make their appearance. They use their formidable wingspans, from 2 to 3.5m, to ride the ocean winds and can glide for hours effortlessly, without rest or even a flap of their…
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