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 Wandering Albatross 
Diomedea exulans
    Copyright David Seibel, 2017 (#10770) | Send Comment
  
Camera: Canon EOS 7D Mark II 
Exposure: 1/2500 sec, f/11.0, ISO 1250 
Lens: Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L at 98mm 
Date: January 30, 2017
Location: South Pacific Ocean off Kaikoura Peninsula, Kaikoura District, Canterbury, New Zealand| Description: Gibson's race, D. e. gibsoni, preparing to fold wings after landing. It takes 10-15 years for this species to acquire definitive (adult) plumage. This bird is near the upper end of that range. |  
  		     
              
            
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