Golden Princess watched over by the Royal Albatross

[Kiwi Kruzer]

A new cam , courtesy of the NZ Dept of Conservation gives us not only a constant view of these magnificent birds as they nest with their chicks , but also a chance to watch the cruise ships come and go from Port Chalmers, Dunedin.

Golden Princess sailing out 27 Jan 2016.

 

 

 

 

 

If you want to view the birds heres the link..

http://www.doc.govt.nz/royalcam

[macntosh]

WOW!!!!!!! That is absolutely fantastic!!!

 

Thank you so much

[jinja0707]

Thanks very much for this link Kiwi Kruzer. Albatrosses have always fascinated me, seen many of them on my cruises back and forwards to NZ, great to see them live and read more about them in detail.

[Kiwi_cruiser]

Great webcam capture Kiwi Kruzer :)

 

I read about that cam last night then I forget all about it today when the Golden Princess was in!.

[OzKiwiJJ]

Fantastic! Thanks, David. :)

[Hawka]

awesome thanks

[MicCanberra]

Fantastic, thanks.:D

[timtam2]

Such beautiful birds ...thank you for the link. I will be watching them.

[rabbitoh_777]

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Do you get wafers with it? :confused:

 

 

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[Esilef]

Stupid cruise ship got in the way of the poor birds selfie.

[RosieCanberra]

Love it, very cool pictures.

 

Cheers

Rosie

[Kiwi Kruzer]

See...I have got a chick...;)

 

 

[katie11]

Thank you so much for that link to the web cam, David.

We could see the birds on their nests as we left the Dunedin Harbour in Dec.

Then, there were one or more of the birds which followed the Golden Princess all the way back to Bass Strait, flying and swooping right around the ship, for most of the day, even when we lost power for 3 and a half hours out in the middle of the Tasman. I took many photo's of them. Fantastic.

[Hawka]

Thank you so much for that link to the web cam, David.

We could see the birds on their nests as we left the Dunedin Harbour in Dec.

Then, there were one or more of the birds which followed the Golden Princess all the way back to Bass Strait, flying and swooping right around the ship, for most of the day, even when we lost power for 3 and a half hours out in the middle of the Tasman. I took many photo's of them. Fantastic.

 

missed seeing them when we left i think i was having dinner at the time i think i got a photo as we entered the harbor though

[Hawka]

my bad didn't find it unless on my phone or at a different spot but did see one or two from my balcony while we were broken down

Edited January 31, 2016 by Hawka

[Kiwi Kruzer]

What does he weigh today? They seem quite relaxed with people.

With the ranger being there , it gives an idea of the size of these birds.

 

 

Edited January 31, 2016 by Kiwi Kruzer

[MicCanberra]

Wow, what a uplifting job.:D

[spirit28]

Stumbled across this article today and made me think about this thread from earlier in the year...

 

http://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/387643/albatross-chick-named

[MicCanberra]

Stumbled across this article today and made me think about this thread from earlier in the year...

 

http://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/387643/albatross-chick-named

 

Thanks for the article, it is a very apt name.:D

[OzKiwiJJ]

Cute bird, great name. :D

[Kiwi Kruzer]

The children in the classroom that won the draw to name the bird will all get a trip to the Albatross Colony as well.:)

They also said on TV last night the chick is expected to be there until Sept and will then fly off .

[MicCanberra]

The children in the classroom that won the draw to name the bird will all get a trip to the Albatross Colony as well.:)

They also said on TV last night the chick is expected to be there until Sept and will then fly off .

 

Nice work. It will get a good send off.

[Kiwi Kruzer]

The chick is growing. Its spreading and stretching its wings which are turning black.

Its also pretty skilled in the odd selfie..:D:D