Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/File:Thalassarche bulleri in flight 1 - SE Tasmania.jpg

Buller's Albatross edit

Voting period ends on 27 Jan 2012 at 02:40:08 (UTC)

 
Original – Buller's Albatross (Thalassarche bulleri) with a Short-tailed Shearwater (Puffinus tenuirostris) behind, East of the Tasman Peninsula, Tasmania, Australia
Reason
This image shows the plumage of the face and underwing well, and the Short-tailed Shearwater just behind gives some sense of scale. Shooting in the swell and dim light conditions was challenging, and I had to endure seasickness for most of this trip, probably exacerbated by 4 hours sleep the night before! I think this is a particularly attractive albatross species, and it is one that I've had my eye on for quite a while.
Articles in which this image appears
Buller's Albatross
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator
JJ Harrison

Promoted File:Thalassarche bulleri in flight 1 - SE Tasmania.jpg --Makeemlighter (talk) 22:25, 27 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]