This is a Northern Royal Albatross they breed only in Dunedin at the Albatross Centre , their wing span is 3metres this is my photo using a 300mm lens handheld

This month I’m going to attempt to do 31 shots of birds

[Diana]

What a great shot, I never knew they were quite that big!

[Dawn]

@ludwigsdiana Thankingvyou Diana yes they surely are and so lovely

[SandraD]

Great shot! Lovely birds.

[Babs]

How amazing to see. I have only ever seen an albatross once here in the bay. You did so well to get this handheld.

[Christina]

Great theme - good luck!

[Dawn]

@sandradavies @onewing @christinav
Thanking you all for visit kind comments and favs all so much appreciated

[Mags]

Nice capture and theme!

[Valerie Chesney]

Great bird in flight capture.

[Dawn]

@marlboromaam @happysnaps
Thanking you both for visit kind comments and favs all so much appreciated

[Bucktree]

Great capture. Looking forward to your theme.

[katy]

You are starting off your month of birds remarkably well. Very impressive to catch this bird in flight like this.

[PhotoCrazy]

Nice!

[Dorothy]

Marvellous capture !

[Dawn]

@dkellogg Thanking you Bucktree I hope you will enjoy it
@grammyn Thanking you Katy yes it wasn’t easy I must have looked like I was under the influence the redeeming feature was the camera lol
@photographycrazy Thanking you photocrazy
@illinilass Thanking you Dorothy

[April P]

31 shots of birds?!? I can't wait to see what you get!

[Heather]

A fantastic shot! And I love the simplicity of your composition! Looking forward to more :) Fav

[Dawn]

@sakkasie @365projectorgheatherb Thanking you both for visit kind comments and favs all so much appreciated

[Paula Fontanini]

Very nice bird-in-flight shot!

[Dawn]

@bluemoon Thanking you Paula

[Pam]

Wow. The wing span is incredible. Great shot!

[Dawn]

@pamalama Thanking you pam

[Steve Chappell]

Great shot

[Dawn]

@swchappell Thanking you Steve