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Short-tailed Albatross
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Short-tailed Albatross (Phoebastria albatrus)

Short-tailed Albatross: flight upperwing
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Habitat
Pelagic
Location
Northeast Honshu Japan (Iwate or Aomori)
Date taken
2 May 2024
Scientific name
Phoebastria albatrus
Equipment used
Canon R5 camera; Canon RF 100-500 lens; handheld
Shutter speed, aperture & ISO
Variable
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Stanley Jones
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Congratulations on this adult! Three magnificent pictures of this impressive Albatross. TFS MacNara!
 
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Thanks for the comments. We also saw two other birds of different ages. Good news as Birds of the World says:
Population most recently considered to number 1500–1700 mature individuals by BirdLife International, with perhaps as many as 2460 individuals in total and 418 breeding pairs in 2008/09 (1), whereas in late 1980s was thought to be perhaps 300–400, with maximum of c. 165 adults seen in 1987, and > 70 chicks reared successfully most years; bird
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Incidentally, only now looking at this photo again, it seems to have been ringed - I think there is a silver ring on its right foot in the flight photo.
 

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