An Albatross soaring at The Royal Albatross Colony at Taiaroa Head, on the tip of the Otago Peninsula, New Zealand. The colony is the only mainland breeding colony for any albatross species found in the southern hemisphere. The first Taiaroa-reared albatross chick flew in 1938 and this now protected nature reserve has grown into an established colony with a population of around 140 birds. Otago Peninsular, South Island, New Zealand, 25th March 2011, Photo Tim Clayton
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