Gudrun

Gudrun club

Posted: 15 Apr 2026


Taken: 31 Oct 2009

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1/500 f/11.0 200.0 mm ISO 400

Canon EOS 350D DIGITAL

18.0-200.0 mm


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Tamron 18-200
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Salvin's Mollymawk and Cape Petrel

Salvin's Mollymawk and Cape Petrel
Salvin's Mollymawk (Thalassarche salvini) is a medium sized albatross endemic to NZ, its conservation status is nationally critical (longline fisheries...). Cape/pintado petrels (daption capense) are common in Southern oceans.

www.nzbirdsonline.org.nz/species/salvins-mollymawk
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salvin-Albatros

Size difference between Salvin's mollymawk (left) and wandering albatross (right):


Heide, Holger Hagen, John FitzGerald, appo-fam and 32 other people have particularly liked this photo


46 comments - The latest ones
 Valeriane ♫ ♫ ♫¨*
Valeriane ♫ ♫ ♫¨* club
de beaux oiseaux majestueux*********belles captures !*******************
Belle journée mon amie ! bises♫
5 months ago.
Gudrun club has replied to Valeriane ♫ ♫ ♫¨* club
Merci beaucoup, Valeriane, have a great day!
5 months ago.
 grobi358
grobi358 club
Wunderbare Vögel!
5 months ago.
Gudrun club has replied to grobi358 club
Herzlichen Dank, Karsten!
5 months ago.
 Edna Edenkoben
Edna Edenkoben club
Klasse im Flug erwischt, Gudrun.
5 months ago.
Gudrun club has replied to Edna Edenkoben club
Danke vielmals, Edna! Wenn man oft genug draufhält, bekommt man auch mal ein unverwackeltes Foto;-)
5 months ago.
 Jo WaLo
Jo WaLo club
Wunderbar im Flug festgehalten, was ja nicht ganz einfach ist!
5 months ago.
Gudrun club has replied to Jo WaLo club
Schönen Dank, Jo! Es hatte etwas Dünung, da muss man Dauerfeuer einstellen;-)
5 months ago.
 Keith Burton
Keith Burton club
Two beautifully captured in-flight images Gudrun and the birds are beautiful. I love the name Mollyhawk........and have never heard of this particular species of Albatross before.......it's a really impressive looking bird.

The smaller Cape Petrel is also new to me........but is perfect for scale in this shot. The only Petrels I'm familiar with are Storm Petrels.

I love the PiP as well. It's a bit difficult to tell, but the size difference seems quite considerable.
5 months ago. Edited 5 months ago.
Gudrun club has replied to Keith Burton club
Thanks very much, Keith! The wanderers have roughly double the wingspan of the mollymawks!
I didn't know about the mollymawk and cape petrel before traveling down under, you never see them here.
5 months ago.
 Adele
Adele club
A superb action shot and capture of these Albatross, which always make me think of Coleridge and of his rime!
5 months ago.
Gudrun club has replied to Adele club
Thank you so much, Adele! Coleridge's ancient mariner is indeed what instantly comes to mind!
5 months ago.
 uwschu
uwschu club
das PiP ist ja rattenscharf, so eine Kurvenlage habe ich noch nie fotografiert
5 months ago.
Gudrun club has replied to uwschu club
Besten Dank, Uwe! Das ist das energiesparende Segeln im WInd, das machen die fast immer so:-) Die schlafen ja sogar im Fliegen.
5 months ago.
 menonfire
menonfire club
Herrlich eingefroren die Segler
5 months ago.
Gudrun club has replied to menonfire club
Herzlichen Dank, Maik!
5 months ago.
 Jocelyne Villoing
Jocelyne Villoing club
Un plein vol merveilleux !+++++++++
5 months ago.
Gudrun club has replied to Jocelyne Villoing club
Merci beaucoup, Jocelyne!
5 months ago.
 Herb Riddle
Herb Riddle club
Two excellent captures here Gudrun.

HWW. enjoy the remainder of the week. Herb
5 months ago.
Gudrun club has replied to Herb Riddle club
Thank you, Herb!
5 months ago.
 Boarischa Krautmo
Boarischa Krautmo club
sehr schön erwischt.
Das PiP ist auch super.
5 months ago.
Gudrun club has replied to Boarischa Krautmo club
Besten Dank, bk! Im PiP siehr man, wie Segeln geht:-)
5 months ago.
 @ngélique ❤️
@ngélique ❤️ club
Superbe mon ami Gudrun *****************belle soirée !
5 months ago.
Gudrun club has replied to @ngélique ❤️ club
Merci bien, Angélique!
5 months ago.
 Jean-Paul
Jean-Paul club
immer wieder beeindruckend sie vom Schiff aus beobachten und fotografieren zu können.
Super.
5 months ago.
Gudrun club has replied to Jean-Paul club
Schönen Dank, Jean-Paul! Der Katamaran ist manchmal etwas gehüpft in der Dünung, aber das eine oder andere Foto ist was geworden;-)
5 months ago.
 William Sutherland
William Sutherland club
Excellent pair!
5 months ago.
Gudrun club has replied to William Sutherland club
Thanks a lot, William!
5 months ago.
 Mikus
Mikus club
Prima im Flug erwischt und sehr schön im Vergleich gezeigt.
5 months ago.
Gudrun club has replied to Mikus club
Danke vielmals, Michael!
5 months ago.
 Gavin Johnson
Gavin Johnson club
How lucky to get those beauties in the same image! I'm always in awe of the size of those albatrosses ("Alberts" as a friend who worked for the British Antarctic Survey calls them :-))
5 months ago.
Gudrun club has replied to Gavin Johnson club
Thank you so much, Gavin!
Near Kaikoura there's a deep submarine canyon with lots of marine life, that's why so many seabirds and sperm whales can be seen there. Another boat was using fish as a bait and our whale watching boat profited.

Haha, I like Alberts;-) When I viited Antarctica, our expedition leader was a Scottish marine biologist who specialized in albatrosses- he had some scars on his hands from their beaks.
5 months ago.
 Nouchetdu38
Nouchetdu38 club
Dieses Foto ist umso interessanter, als es sich bei diesem Vogel um eine gefährdete Art handelt.!!!!
5 months ago.
Gudrun club has replied to Nouchetdu38 club
Merci beaucoup, Nouchet! Leider sind immer mehr Arten stark gefährdet:-(
5 months ago.
 trester88
trester88 club
Gut getroffen!
Der Albatros berührt fast die Wasseroberfläche mit der Flügelspitze.
5 months ago.
Gudrun club has replied to trester88 club
Besten Dank, Wilhelm! Wie die sich in die Kurven legen- sie sind Weltmeister im Segeln:-)
5 months ago.
 Pam J
Pam J club
INCREDIBLE PHOTO
5 months ago.
Gudrun club has replied to Pam J club
Thanks very much, Pam!
5 months ago.
 tiabunna
tiabunna club
Great images of these marvellous seabirds.
5 months ago.
Gudrun club has replied to tiabunna club
Thanks a lot, George!
5 months ago.
 Percy Schramm
Percy Schramm club
Sehr schön im Flug erwischt.
5 months ago.
Gudrun club has replied to Percy Schramm club
Schönen Dank, Percy!
5 months ago.
 LotharW
LotharW club
Wenn ich Albratrosse sehe, fällt mir immer Fleetwood Mac ein... :-) www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPW9yn8KCww
5 months ago.
Gudrun club has replied to LotharW club
Besten Dank, Lothar! Das kenne ja sogar ich, danke für den Link!
5 months ago.
 Jaap van 't Veen
Jaap van 't Veen club
Wonderful bird image.
4 months ago.
Gudrun club has replied to Jaap van 't Veen club
Many thanks, Jaap!
4 months ago.

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