Waved albatross preening

Waved albatross (Phoebastria irrorata) preening
Española or Hood Island
Galapagos Islands
ECUADOR. South America
ENDEMIC TO GALAPAGOS. However a few pairs nest on Isla de la Plata near the Ecuadorian mainland. +-12,000 pairs breed on the Island of Española in Galapagos. They only come ashore between April and December to breed, otherwise they spend their entire life at sea. Once an albatross chick fledges and goes to sea it will remain there until it is 4 years old before returning to land to breed for the first time. Albatross mate fore life and live about 40 years. They form part of the family of tube-nosed birds.

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Nikon D2X
Focal Length: 420mm
Optimize Image:
Color Mode: Mode II (Adobe RGB)
Long Exposure NR: Off
High ISO NR: On (Normal)
2007/07/27 09:53:52.6
Exposure Mode: Aperture Priority
White Balance: Cloudy
Tone Comp.: Normal
RAW (12-bit)
Metering Mode: Multi-Pattern
AF Mode: AF-C
Hue Adjustment: 0°
Image Size: Large (4288 x 2848)
1/1600 sec - F/5.6
Flash Sync Mode: Not Attached
Saturation: Normal
Color
Exposure Comp.: -1.7 EV
Sharpening: None
Lens: 300mm F/2.8 D
Sensitivity: ISO 400
Auto Flash Comp: 0 EV
Image Comment:
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Waved albatross (Phoebastria irrorata) preening<br />
Española or Hood Island<br />
Galapagos Islands<br />
ECUADOR. South America<br />
ENDEMIC TO GALAPAGOS. However a few pairs nest on Isla de la Plata near the Ecuadorian mainland. +-12,000 pairs breed on the Island of Española in Galapagos. They only come ashore between April and December to breed, otherwise they spend their entire life at sea. Once an albatross chick fledges and goes to sea it will remain there until it is 4 years old before returning to land to breed for the first time. Albatross mate fore life and live about 40 years. They form part of the family of tube-nosed birds.<br />
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[#Beginning of Shooting Data Section]<br />
Nikon D2X<br />
Focal Length: 420mm<br />
Optimize Image: <br />
Color Mode: Mode II (Adobe RGB)<br />
Long Exposure NR: Off<br />
High ISO NR: On (Normal)<br />
2007/07/27 09:53:52.6<br />
Exposure Mode: Aperture Priority<br />
White Balance: Cloudy<br />
Tone Comp.: Normal<br />
RAW (12-bit)<br />
Metering Mode: Multi-Pattern<br />
AF Mode: AF-C<br />
Hue Adjustment: 0°<br />
Image Size: Large (4288 x 2848)<br />
1/1600 sec - F/5.6<br />
Flash Sync Mode: Not Attached<br />
Saturation: Normal<br />
Color<br />
Exposure Comp.: -1.7 EV<br />
Sharpening: None<br />
Lens: 300mm F/2.8 D<br />
Sensitivity: ISO 400<br />
Auto Flash Comp: 0 EV<br />
Image Comment: <br />
[#End of Shooting Data Section]