Location on the ocean near Graham Island, British Columbia, Canada
I didn't do such a good job cropping this enough, but if you zoom in you can see that it matches the picture from Sibley's, especially the one with the red arrow that I drew in.
We were making our way back to Seattle when suddenly there was a whole group of birds at the stern, fading rapidly. Mieka took a bunch of pictures so I could have a something to study later while I looked through my binoculars (to not much effect).
I managed to identify two -- there may have been more. This albatross and the next entry (fulmar) are very common pelagic birds (like finding a sparrow and a House Finch in your backyard), but I don't mind at all. I may never have the chance to get them again.
Cornell: Black-footed Albatross
I didn't do such a good job cropping this enough, but if you zoom in you can see that it matches the picture from Sibley's, especially the one with the red arrow that I drew in.
We were making our way back to Seattle when suddenly there was a whole group of birds at the stern, fading rapidly. Mieka took a bunch of pictures so I could have a something to study later while I looked through my binoculars (to not much effect).
I managed to identify two -- there may have been more. This albatross and the next entry (fulmar) are very common pelagic birds (like finding a sparrow and a House Finch in your backyard), but I don't mind at all. I may never have the chance to get them again.
Cornell: Black-footed Albatross
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