Big bird
Apr 6, 2022 21:00:57 #
Southern Royal Albatross. Wing span NINE feet. I am told that if you get too close, one could take your fingers off!
Apr 6, 2022 21:19:16 #
Apr 6, 2022 21:53:11 #
Wow!! That is a big bird. I thought my macaws had quite the wingspan but that Albatross has a greater span. Thanks for sharing!!
Dodie
Dodie
Apr 6, 2022 22:34:36 #
wdross
Loc: Castle Rock, Colorado
Valenta wrote:
Southern Royal Albatross. Wing span NINE feet. I am told that if you get too close, one could take your fingers off!
I have no doubts that this bird might be capable of taking a finger or two. Good shot of a "stare down".
There is a subspecies of Canadian Goose, the Greater Canadian Goose, that has a wing span of 12' and have successfully fought off eagles from attacking their offspring. I have been graced to actually see a pair and they look gigantic compared to any goose or eagle I have ever seen. These big birds with large wingspans (yours included), that one sometimes is given the chance to be near, shrinks one down as far as our own size.
Apr 6, 2022 22:50:07 #
Apr 6, 2022 23:00:25 #
wdross wrote:
I have no doubts that this bird might be capable o... (show quote)
There are 4 birds in the world with 12' wingspans...2 of them are Albatross and 2 of them are Pelicans.
The Giant Canada Goose is listed as having a wingspan of only 2 meters (6.6 feet).
Apr 7, 2022 01:36:20 #
Apr 7, 2022 02:13:21 #
Hopefully, that was a really long lens and you weren't within finger lopping distance. Great shot!
Apr 7, 2022 05:17:29 #
Valenta wrote:
Southern Royal Albatross. Wing span NINE feet. I am told that if you get too close, one could take your fingers off!
Apr 7, 2022 05:37:25 #
Valenta wrote:
Southern Royal Albatross. Wing span NINE feet. I am told that if you get too close, one could take your fingers off!
Nice shot
Apr 7, 2022 11:13:27 #
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Apr 7, 2022 15:33:24 #
Valenta wrote:
Southern Royal Albatross. Wing span NINE feet. I am told that if you get too close, one could take your fingers off!
And he's smiling about it 💎🏆💎🏆💎
Apr 7, 2022 20:43:18 #
This luckless Alby got lost in a storm and crashed on to a beach, some hundreds of miles off course. He was found by fisheries officers and taken to a bird rescue centre
I could not turn down the opportunity to see this bird. He was being lept in a large wired cage, hoping he would recover. Normally to take off they wait for a gale to get uplift. Alas, the stress was too much and he later died.
Thanks everybody for your replies abd comments - much appreciated.
I could not turn down the opportunity to see this bird. He was being lept in a large wired cage, hoping he would recover. Normally to take off they wait for a gale to get uplift. Alas, the stress was too much and he later died.
Thanks everybody for your replies abd comments - much appreciated.
Apr 7, 2022 20:55:52 #
Valenta wrote:
This luckless Alby got lost in a storm and crashed on to a beach, some hundreds of miles off course. He was found by fisheries officers and taken to a bird rescue centre
I could not turn down the opportunity to see this bird. He was being lept in a large wired cage, hoping he would recover. Normally to take off they wait for a gale to get uplift. Alas, the stress was too much and he later died.
Thanks everybody for your replies abd comments - much appreciated.
I could not turn down the opportunity to see this bird. He was being lept in a large wired cage, hoping he would recover. Normally to take off they wait for a gale to get uplift. Alas, the stress was too much and he later died.
Thanks everybody for your replies abd comments - much appreciated.
So sorry he didn't make it but he lives on with UHH!!
Dodie
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