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Richard Robinson encountered these Antipodean albatrosses socialising on an empty nest, “making a hell of a lot of noise”. The albatross on the right is part of the mark-recapture study. He received his leg band as a chick in 2002, and lived at sea for several years before returning to Antipodes Island in 2010. He was spotted courting a female albatross in 2012 and 2013, and the pair made it official in 2014, raising a chick together. But his mate hasn’t been seen again since, and he’s been hanging around for close to a decade now without a partner.
Shot on assignment for New Zealand Geographic Issue: 182 July /August 2023.
Read the Feature: https://www.nzgeo.com/stories/summer-33/
Photograph Richard Robinson © 2023.
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ANTIPODEAN ALBATROSS
Richard Robinson encountered these Antipodean albatrosses socialising on an empty nest, “making a hell of a lot of noise”. The albatross on the right is part of the mark-recapture study. He received his leg band as a chick in 2002, and lived at sea for several years before returning to Antipodes Island in 2010. He was spotted courting a female albatross in 2012 and 2013, and the pair made it official in 2014, raising a chick together. But his mate hasn’t been seen again since, and he’s been hanging around for close to a decade now without a partner.<br /> Shot on assignment for New Zealand Geographic Issue: 182 July /August 2023.<br /> Read the Feature: https://www.nzgeo.com/stories/summer-33/<br /> Photograph Richard Robinson © 2023.<br /> Rights managed image. No Reproduction without prior written permission.<br /> -20-7232