White Capped Albatross

White Capped Albatross

Albatross are huge! There were dozens of birds around the ship as we exited Campbell Island into again worsening weather.
You can get an idea of scale by comparing the albatross to the nearby ordinary-sized birds. Wingspans are often 8 feet!


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