Wandering albatross (Diomedea exulans) calls in a courtship ritual. This also involves spreading its wings,waving its head and rapping its bill with a potential partner,as well as these braying calls. Pairs formed this way stay together for life. They nest on cliff tops and a single chick is raised by both parents every 2 years Wandering albatross wings can span 3 metres,allowing it to soar on the winds of the southern oceans as it travels hundreds of kilometres. It feeds at night by floating on the sea surface to catch its main prey of squid. Photographed on Bird Island,South Georgia,southern Atlantic Ocean | |
Licence : | Droits gérés |
Crédit: | Science Photo Library / British Antarctic Survey |
Taille de l’image : | 3047 px × 4675 px |
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