Wednesday 20 January 2016

A is for Albatross: a Royal beauty


"Wisdom begins with putting the right name on a thing" 
(Old Chinese Proverb)



This beauty has an appropriate name, a Southern Royal Albatross.

A pristine, elegant albatross, the pure white of the neck and head a stand out feature as is the fine black line along its large and hooked beak.

We were out to sea this morning, south of Kaikoura here on the South Island, New Zealand and the Royal stayed out of the feeding frenzy and maintained a 'royal' demeanour.





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