Ecuador and the Galápagos, July 23 - August 7, 2007 / 20070802w_EspanolaPuntaSuarez_WavedAlbatrosses
Ruth Milner, rmilner plus web at bookofmarvels dot net
12/21/2007
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20070802w_EspanolaPuntaSuarez_WavedAlbatrosses Waved Albatrosses, Punta Suarez

A pair of albatrosses (and a third one in the nest behind them). This moderate-sized species is the only albatross living at tropical latitudes, and breeds only on this island. Its population is small and shrinking, and it was recently listed as Critically Endangered.