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Albatross Ritual by Will

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.
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Albatross Ritual by Will was Photo of the Day on Tuesday, October 30th, 2007. It is tagged Birds, Wildlife, Galapagos. You can leave a comment, or trackback from your own site.

18 Comments

  1. janet janet Says:

    I can not stop staring at this shot.

    janet

  2. Anurag Anurag Says:

    Dont miss the tongue!!

  3. Ann Says:

    Amusing behaviour.Congrats on capturing the moment.

  4. TomBk Says:

    Quite an interesting perspective.

  5. David Constable Says:

    wonderful capture congratulations on POTD

  6. Natalie Frazier Says:

    that’s a very rare shot to catch. nice

  7. Natalie Frazier Says:

    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, :P
    Ha.

  8. Pedro Bento Says:

    Fantastic!

  9. Keith Says:

    Amazing capture. The timing was just right. Congrats on POTD.

  10. kml kml Says:

    Excellent timing!

  11. Akim Says:

    haha! damn ;)

  12. Thari Says:

    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!

  13. Renee Renee Says:

    Kinda a funny photo there!!

  14. laurens laurens Says:

    its different but cool

  15. Imad Says:

    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.

  16. Dennis Says:

    What an awesome shot. Just great. Good timing and framing.

  17. Pauline Jones Pauline Jones Says:

    Brilliant shot; I have snapped seagulls with interesting looks on their faces but it’s not the same.

  18. kostas tsipos kostas tsipos Says:

    Outstanding photograph…great pose:)

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