Title

Light-mantled Sooty Albatross

Caption

Light-mantled Sooty Albatross (Diomedea palpebrata), adult pair, mating on snow-covered nest ledge, Gold Harbour, South Georgia

Date

Jan 07, 2014

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/David Tipling

Reference

BRK22E99_453

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

53.2Mb (17.7Mb) / 17.7in x 11.7in / 5315 x 3496 (300dpi)

Keywords

2 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 animal sound animal sounds animals behavior behaviour bird's nest bird-nest birds' nests breed breeding area breeding ground breeding grounds breeding season breeding site breeding time call calling coast coastal area coastal areas coastal region coasts communication couple couples courting courting seasons courtship courtship display courtship season courtshiping display displaying female females incubate incubating male males mating mating behavior mating behaviour mating period mating season mating time mature matures nest nesting nesting site nesting sites nests out outdoor outdoors outside pair perform the courtship display petrels rutting season sea shout snow snow covered snow-capped snow-covered snowcapped snowy social behavior social behaviour social behaviours tubenoses two woo breeding breedings communicate communicating courtship behavior courtship behaviors courtship behaviour display behaviour heel heels imprinting overawing