[These photos were taken from the balcony of our ship's cabin.]Our ship is being followed by a group of about 10 big birds. They are white with a long black stripe, about the size of a large duck when their wings are folded. When wings are extended, they are about 4 feet from wing tip to wing tip. They glide on the wind without moving their wings. They float about 6 to 10 stories above the ocean, then, when they spot something they want to eat, they dive bomb…falling to the ocean like a stone.
I learned these are called wandering albatross. They like to follow the ship because it stirs up fish to come to the surface. The birds can float if they have to do so in order to rest. However, they seem to prefer to rest on the mast in front of our cabin balcony. Someone said that they wander the globe, taking up to two years to circumnavigate the globe.
I learned these are called wandering albatross. They like to follow the ship because it stirs up fish to come to the surface. The birds can float if they have to do so in order to rest. However, they seem to prefer to rest on the mast in front of our cabin balcony. Someone said that they wander the globe, taking up to two years to circumnavigate the globe.
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