Black-footed Albatross
September 2013 – Off the Oregon Coast
These birds breed in the northwest Hawaiian islands, but roam the Pacific the rest of the year… sometimes floating on air currents without even flapping their wings for days at a time.
Black-footed Albatross
This photo was during a bit of a feeding frenzy, with a Pink-footed Shearwater to the left, and a California Gull above.