Pelagic Photos

[offshorebirder]

Bets of luck @Dave Williams!  

 

Nice capture of the flying fish - I know how they can drive you crazy trying to get a decent photo.

[Dave Williams]

Unfortunately no Dolphins or other cetaceans seen during this latest pelagic trip in Liverpool Bay but a lot of fun was had trying to capture diving Gannets.

This is one complete sequence, the shots have been cropped and I didn't capture the point of impact but it gives an idea of the speed and manoeuvring the bird makes to hit it's target fish.

Gannet diving by Dave Williams, on Flickr

Gannet diving by Dave Williams, on Flickr

Gannet diving by Dave Williams, on Flickr

Gannet diving by Dave Williams, on Flickr

Gannet diving by Dave Williams, on Flickr

Gannet diving by Dave Williams, on Flickr

Gannet diving by Dave Williams, on Flickr

[Geoff]

Shy by name, not by nature. A Shy Albatross cruises past the boat. Captured last Sunday. 30 nautical miles off Pt Fairy, Victoria, Australia.

[offshorebirder]

@Geoff - I am writhing with jealousy!   What a great bird to see.

 

Amazing capture that shows the diverse color and pattern of the bill.

 

[Geoff]

@offshorebirder Nathan, Shy Albatross are common where I live. I can see them from shore on most days. A few more pics...

 

Another Shy Albatross (captured a few years ago).

 

Bullers albatross, my favourite albatross species.

Royal albatross 

Salvins albatross

[Geoff]

The editor started playing up so to continue my previous post...

 

Wandering albatross

 

Black-browed albatross

 

Campbells albatross (I think they're a subspecies of black-browed with the lovely honey coloured eyes)

 

and to finish off an albatross hybrid that had the twitchers discussing what species could produce that offspring.

 

 

[Dave Williams]

@Geoff Great selection of Albatrosses, one day I might be lucky enough to see just one! In the meantime I'm sat up in bed with a cup of coffee and my laptop instead of being 2 hours into a pelagic which was cancelled due to the sea conditions . It's a grey windy day here in North Wales today.

 

[Geoff]

56 minutes ago, Dave Williams said:

In the meantime I'm sat up in bed with a cup of coffee and my laptop instead of being 2 hours into a pelagic which was cancelled due to the sea conditions

 

I know that situation all too well. I've had more pelagic trips cancelled than have left the harbour. 

[offshorebirder]

Wow @Geoff - thanks for the Albatross smorgasbord!

 

[Geoff]

Great-winged Petrel. Apparently they're now split into Great-winged & Grey-faced Petrels but I can't tell the difference.