Short-tailed Albatross
Immature 20 miles west of Bodega Head, Sonoma County, California, 28 August 1998. Note band on left leg. Possibly the same bird as at Cordell Bank below. More recent records and photos of this species from the northeast Pacific are online here.
Photo copyright © 1998 Dan W. Nelson.
Photos below copyright © 1998 Bert McKee, provided courtesy of Shearwater Journeys. May not be used without written permission from the photographer.