Tuesday, 26th April 2011
I’m Not A Shy Albatross
by Craig Nash
A shy Albatross at a pelagic off Kaikoura, New Zealand.
Equipment: Canon 1DMKII N, Sigma 10-20mm lens at 17mm
Craig Nash
I am a photographer whose main interest is photographing birds.
Website: www.peregrinesbirdblog.blogspot.com
I’m Not A Shy Albatross by Craig Nash was photo of the day on Tuesday, 26th April 2011. It is tagged Albatross, Bird, Kaikoura, Sea. You can leave a comment below.
28 Comments
Matt
Amazing shot.
Suzie
I love albatrosses(spelling?). And you got a great angle on this one. Not the typical bird shot.
Ginger Sanders
That has got to be one of the funniest photo’s I’ve ever seen.
Carole
He certainly got up nice and close. When I cared for injured seabirds they weren’t scared of people at all, very curious of us.
VVV S Murthy
Excellent shot
Pauline Jones
Great picture; plenty of character.
Paula Heelan
Lovely shot of this gorgeous bird – we don’t see enough pics of seabirds! Well done.
fiona peters
Love it, its almost comical
Liubawa10
Ha-ha, I like his big and heavy nose!
art x
wow, what a stunning capture! compliments
Anna Capaldi
Congrats for this one – I’ve never seen the pupil of an albatross before and how about that tiny drop of water on the base of his neck! Such detail!
Helen Hart
You certainly titled this one right. I got a chuckle out of it, and the detail is amazing.
Rajib Singha
Good shot!
Hope
I can see the movement of the water.
John Summers
Some birds just make you laugh. You must have been in the sea, – or getting your hair wet.
Laura Milholland
Wow, so up-close-and personal! Great image.
Mario Gustavo Fiorucci
Very good point. An original photo and well resolved.
Good job.
Best Regards.
Mario
Danette
What a fun shot! He got so close to you, you almost had ‘an albatross around your neck’!
Craig Nash
Thanks for all the comments here is a link to my blog of the day on which I took this photo.
http://peregrinesbirdblog.blogspot.com/2009/04/kaikoura-one-of-best-birding.html
Toni Aull
To pretty not to share with my circle of friends.
Great Job!!
Gouldkb
I love albatrosses, they are so beautiful and you have done a great job at capturing an unusual photo of one. Great job and thanks for sharing
Jacqueline Deely
Awesome tack sharp capture!
Marie Dunphy Harding
Albatross can weigh up to 25 lbs. They were generally long-lived (60 yrs) bird ; Unfortunately, Nineteen of the 21 species of albatross are globally threatened with extinction by being trapped by longliner vessels.They are attracted to the bait, get hooked, dragged under and are drowned. Quite a shame for all of us!
Veera B
wow, nice capture and the distortion adds a dimension of interest to the image…:)
Rashid Mukoon
Nice shot, how did you manage to approach the bird,i think it is not shy.
Alister Benn
Great image Craig.. NIce to enjoy it one more time…
dreamfalcon
Amazing shot – love it!
sharon
Fantasic picture