Black-browed Albatrosses allopreening, Falklands

West Point Island, The Falkland Islands (Malvinas) (December 2018)
This image was taken during the Fabulous Falklands trip organised by Natures Images in association with Falkland Islands Holidays and led by Mark Sisson. There is a colony of Black-browed Albatrosses on West Point Island which is accessible by boat from Carcass Island.
Status is classified as Least Concern. For more information on this species of bird see the following links:
Black-browed albatross Thalassarche melanophris / Wikipedia
Black-browed Albatross / BirdForum
Black-browed Albatross Thalassarche melanophris / BirdLife International
Shooting Time 14:05
Tv(Shutter Speed) 1/500
Av(Aperture Value) 14
Exposure Compensation -2/3
ISO Speed 200
Latitude 51 20 58.9 S
Longitude 60 42 49.9 W
Altitude 34.90m
This image was taken during the Fabulous Falklands trip organised by Natures Images in association with Falkland Islands Holidays and led by Mark Sisson. There is a colony of Black-browed Albatrosses on West Point Island which is accessible by boat from Carcass Island.
Status is classified as Least Concern. For more information on this species of bird see the following links:
Black-browed albatross Thalassarche melanophris / Wikipedia
Black-browed Albatross / BirdForum
Black-browed Albatross Thalassarche melanophris / BirdLife International
Shooting Time 14:05
Tv(Shutter Speed) 1/500
Av(Aperture Value) 14
Exposure Compensation -2/3
ISO Speed 200
Latitude 51 20 58.9 S
Longitude 60 42 49.9 W
Altitude 34.90m
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