Albatross

Black-footed Albatross - Clayoquot Canyon, BC A good day on the water had us looking at two species of Albatross on this Pelagic Tour out of Tofino with Ocean Outfitters. Here is a great blog written by the organizer from Dare to Bird. The other notable birds for this guy were Laysan Albatross, Parakeet Auklet and Black-legged Kittiwake. One thing I noticed about the Albatross this trip was the difference in size of some of the birds. The other neat thing about Albatross is the nasal gland that rids the bird of excess salt allowing it to drink salt water. Michael W Klotz 2021 - www.TheBirdBlogger.com
Black-footed Albatross - Clayoquot Canyon, BC
Laysan Albatross - Clayoquot Canyon, BC The Tofino pelagic tour this year, put a couple of lifers on the list with this majestic Laysan Albatross. Thank you to Mel for the invite on the trip and putting a good story together for everyone to get a taste of what we saw. It turned out there were two of the fancy birds among a great many Black-footed Albatross as well. Also a big shout out to Captain Ron from Ocean Outfitters for the great day out on the boat. Looking forward to the next one. Michael W Klotz 2021 - www.TheBirdBlogger.com
Laysan Albatross - Clayoquot Canyon, BC