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Tom Grey | all galleries >> North American Birds by Type >> Tubenoses >> Albatrosses >> Salvin's Albatross, July 2014 > Salvin's Albatross, with Black-footed Albatrosses
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26-JUL-2014 Tom Grey

Salvin's Albatross, with Black-footed Albatrosses

San Mateo County waters

We had a rare Northern Hemisphere sighting of Salvin's Albatross, formerly considered a subspecies of the Shy Albatross, on Alvaro Jaramillo's pelagic trip out of Half Moon Bay. Alvaro, who often sees Salvin's on pelagics off Chile, made the identification himself. The bird was very cooperative, appearing twice and landing on the water both times; the sighting was in San Mateo County waters. Here the bird interacts with Black-footed Albatrosses.

Canon EOS-1D X ,Canon EF 500mm f/4L IS II USM
1/800s f/14.0 at 500.0mm iso1600 full exif

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Julio Mulero30-Jul-2014 02:48
It most have been very exciting finding such a rare bird. Congrats!!!