Images Dated 26th July 2011

Poplar Hawkmoth - on Crocosmia flower

DAC-487
Poplar Hawkmoth - on Crocosmia flower
UK
Laothoe populi
David Chapman
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© David Chapman / ardea.com

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DH-4692

DH-4692
Gibson's Albatross - on the water
Offshore from Kaikoura, South Island, New Zealand.
Diomedea epomophora
the size difference of these two birds is marked. The smaller bird on the left would be a female Gibson's Albatross and the bird on the right a large male Southern Royal Albatross. The differing bill sizes are obvious. Gibson's Albatross is sometimes treated only as a subspecies of Wandering Albatross.
Don Hadden

© Don Hadden / ardea.com

DH-4714

DH-4714
New Zealand King Shag / Rough-faced Shag - in flight
Duffers Reef Pelorous Sound, South Island, New Zealand.
Leucocarbo carunculatus
Endemic to the South Island of New Zealand and less than 500 birds known to exist.
Don Hadden

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