Flock to Marion Again!

[Flutterby]

More of the same bird.

[Lisbeth]

Quite a wingspan You got it from all angles

Not many people have seen an albatross, if they don't live in the Southern Hemisphere from Antarctica to South America, Australia or New Zealand.

[Flutterby]

Yes, we were very blessed to see them...lots more to come.

[Flutterby]

Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross

[Flutterby]

More Indian Yellow-nosed Albatrosses.

[Lisbeth]

Vertical flight with the head horizontal

Nice waves, but I suppose that the ship is so big that you do not feel it

[Richprins]

Wow, Flutts, the birds came after all!

They are weirdly shaped, the albatrosses...pretty heads with colours!

[ExFmem]

Learning a lot here! All new to me More, more, more please..

[Flutterby]

Vertical flight with the head horizontal

Nice waves, but I suppose that the ship is so big that you do not feel it

Lis, that flight action is very common in albatrosses and all photographers want to get that shot head-on!! When the ship's stabilisers are on, you don't feel the waves too much but there is still a rocking motion. Other times, we really felt them, and walking in a straight line was difficult!!
We found out that they would take the stabilisers off when they wanted to increase speed. I think they took them off most nights, because we felt the rocking and rolling more in bed!

Wow, Flutts, the birds came after all!

They are weirdly shaped, the albatrosses...pretty heads with colours!

Yes RP...lots of birds!

Learning a lot here! All new to me More, more, more please..

Hey Ex...nice to 'see' you again. More coming up!

[Flutterby]

White-chinned Petrels. These were one of the most common birds we saw. They nest in burrows, and there are around 50 000 breeding pairs on the Prince Edward Islands.