Albatross Ritual by Will

Tuesday, 30th October 2007

Albatross Ritual

by Will

A waved albatross during a courtship ritual. The waved albatross is the only member of the albatross family located in the tropics. It breeds exclusively on Española Island in the Galápagos archipelago.

Equipment: Canon EOS 1D MkII, 300mm f2.8

Will

I am a keen travel photographer… I particularly enjoy travel, nature and wildlife photography.

Travel Photography

21 Comments

janet Says:
October 30th, 2007 at 4:21 am
I can not stop staring at this shot.

janet
Anurag Says:
October 30th, 2007 at 6:48 am
Dont miss the tongue!!
Ann Says:
October 30th, 2007 at 7:48 am
Amusing behaviour.Congrats on capturing the moment.
TomBk Says:
October 30th, 2007 at 8:07 am
Quite an interesting perspective.
David Constable Says:
October 30th, 2007 at 8:21 am
wonderful capture congratulations on POTD
Natalie Frazier Says:
October 30th, 2007 at 9:28 am
that’s a very rare shot to catch. nice
Natalie Frazier Says:
October 30th, 2007 at 9:29 am
oh, and i don’t think i ever looked inside an albatoss’s mouth before. i feel like i have been educated a little more today. thanks!

or shall i say,
Ha.
Pedro Bento Says:
October 30th, 2007 at 9:48 am
Fantastic!
Keith Says:
October 30th, 2007 at 10:16 am
Amazing capture. The timing was just right. Congrats on POTD.
kml Says:
October 30th, 2007 at 4:01 pm
Excellent timing!
Akim Says:
October 30th, 2007 at 4:11 pm
haha! damn
Thari Says:
October 30th, 2007 at 4:56 pm
Nice shot. It’s funny though. I feel like something private is revealed here..as if we are not supposed to see the inside of an albatross mouth, haha!
Renee Says:
October 30th, 2007 at 6:51 pm
Kinda a funny photo there!!
laurens Says:
October 30th, 2007 at 7:26 pm
its different but cool
Imad Says:
October 30th, 2007 at 8:13 pm
Very very deep photo. I really like looking at it. I will have it as a wallpaper on my personal computer.

Very good shot. Congratulations.
Dennis Says:
October 30th, 2007 at 10:35 pm
What an awesome shot. Just great. Good timing and framing.
Pauline Jones Says:
November 3rd, 2007 at 5:47 pm
Brilliant shot; I have snapped seagulls with interesting looks on their faces but it’s not the same.
kostas tsipos Says:
November 4th, 2007 at 7:39 pm
Outstanding photograph…great pose:)
Su Says:
October 30th, 2009 at 8:30 am
Great timing, look like hes telling you off.
Renee Says:
October 30th, 2009 at 2:32 pm
Great shot!
Rajib Singha Says:
October 30th, 2009 at 2:40 pm
Tongue twister. Amazing shot Will!