Over the continental shelf south of Tasmania, a Shy Albatross holds steady on the wind—wings stretched wide above the Southern Ocean. Gulls drift behind, but the albatross moves with quiet purpose, built for long hours above open water. Remaining in southern waters, it’s the only albatross to breed in Australia, nesting between September and April on a handful of remote offshore islands. Out here, they follow ships for scraps, or trace the movements of dolphins, scanning the surface for floating cuttlefish left behind. In a sky full of seabirds, the albatross holds its own—solitary, enduring, and shaped by the long rhythms of wind and sea.
Over the continental shelf south of Tasmania, a Shy Albatross holds steady on the wind—wings stretched wide above the Southern Ocean. Gulls drift behind, but the albatross moves with quiet purpose, built for long hours above open water. Remaining in southern waters, it’s the only albatross to breed in Australia, nesting between September and April on a handful of remote offshore islands. Out here, they follow ships for scraps, or trace the movements of dolphins, scanning the surface for floating cuttlefish left behind. In a sky full of seabirds, the albatross holds its own—solitary, enduring, and shaped by the long rhythms of wind and sea.
