Title

Light-mantled Russian albatross

Caption

Light-mantled Russian albatross (Diomedea palpebrata), adult female with two males, mating on snow-covered nest ledge, Gold Harbour, South Georgia

Date

Jan 07, 2014

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/David Tipling

Reference

BRK22E99_450

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

55,1Mb (18,4Mb) / 17,7in x 12,1in / 5315 x 3622 (300dpi)

Keywords

2 3 Albatross Albatrosses Antarctic Antarctica Arctic Atlantic Atlantic Ocean Atlantic yellow-nosed albatross Aves Bird Birds British British overseas territories British overseas territory Diomedea chlororhynchos Diomedeidae Gold Harbour Great Britain Nest sales Procellariiformes South Georgia South Georgia Island South Pole Subantarctic Tubinares UK United Kingdom adult adult animal adult animals animal animal behavior animal behaviour animals animals in the wild behavior behaviour bird photography bird's nest bird-nest birds' nests breed breeding area breeding ground breeding grounds breeding season breeding site breeding time coast coastal area coastal areas coastal region coasts courting courting seasons courtship courtship display courtship season courtshiping display displaying fauna female female animal female animals females habitat incubate incubating male male animal male animals males mating mating behavior mating behaviour mating period mating season mating time mature matures natural environment natural environments natural habitat nest nesting nesting site nesting sites nests out outdoor outdoors outside perform the courtship display petrels rutting season sea several snow snow covered snow-capped snow-covered snowcapped snowy social behavior social behaviour social behaviours three tubenoses two wild animal wild animals wildlife wildlife photography woo breeding breedings courtship behavior courtship behaviors courtship behaviour display behaviour heel heels imprinting overawing