Well, it's a wet day in Canberra, so I thought I'd pass
this on. I've changed the photo format to fit this chatline's limits.
The original message is from former COG president Barry Baker (now Tasmanian
resident and albatross expert) via John Barkla. The explanation is below.
Remarkable.
-----Original Message-----
From: John Barkla [
Sent: Friday, 15 October 2010 9:47 AM
To: John Barkla
Subject: FW: Emailing: 363_Depot I. closeups, Bounty Is_ 20101012_low res
Barry Baker has sent me one of his aerial photos of
albatrosses breeding on Bounty Island in the sub-Antarctic. He also sent
me a high resolution image, but unfortunately I could not on-forward it as the
file was too big (8Mb). I find the photo amazing - the density of birds
breeding on these islands must be something truly special to see. Baz
studies seabirds and his comments below give a few insights of his work.
John
-----Original Message-----
From: Barry Baker [
Sent: Friday, 15 October 2010 12:16 AM
To: John Barkla
Subject: Emailing: 363_Depot I. closeups, Bounty Is_
20101012_low res
<<363_Depot I. closeups, Bounty Is_
20101012_low res.jpg>> Hi John
I've attached one of the images as requested. This photo
is one of 500 I took of the seven islands in the Bounty Is group that has
colonies of Salvin's albatross breeding on them. Almost all of the global
population of Salvin's breeds on the Bountys. The photos will be use to develop
a photomontage of each island, and then all birds will be counted. Also present
on this photo are erect-crested penguins and NZ fur seals. If you look closely
(and I haven't as yet), you may even find a Bounty Is shag. These photos were
taken on Tuesday at 1500 ft.
Cheers
Baz
