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Originally Posted by kiwi33
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That is great mrsD - I always enjoy Albatrosses.
It prompted me to see if there is an equivalent Webcam for the breeding colony of Northern Royal Albatross at Taiaroa Head (just out of Dunedin).
There is;
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It is fairly quiet at the moment (autumn here) but there are some good archived video clips.
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Bumping this up for those interested in albatross.
The chick at the Taiaroa Head sanctuary (NZ) that hatched Jan 21 has been named: Moana (Maori for ocean - also the Hawaiian word for ocean).
The rangers are 95% certain it is a female (apparently difficult to tell at a young age).
Moana is currently at the stage of 'wing flexing' - that is growing, stretching and exercising her wings in preparation for future long ocean flights. She is expected to fledge (ie: leave the nest) sometime in September.