Great Wandering Albatross Head On off the Kaikoura Coast, New Zealand

The Southern Ocean Wandering Albatross head on taken from the stern of the boat. The Wandering albatross is among the largest birds in the New Zealand marine ar...
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The Southern Ocean Wandering Albatross head on taken from the stern of the boat. The Wandering albatross is among the largest birds in the New Zealand marine area, surpassed only slightly by the southern royal albatross for size. Together, these are the largest of the great albatrosses, of which four species occur in New Zealand waters. The wandering albatross is most similar to the slightly smaller and darker Antipodean albatross, and the two are often lumped together as one species under the wandering albatross name. Great albatrosses have an impressive wingspan and slow gliding flight, which distinguishes them from other smaller groups (e.g. gulls and mollymawks). They are normally found offshore, but can be seen in southern New Zealand waters
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