Buller's Mollymawk

Posted by mikullashbee on Tue Apr 25, 2017 5:39 pm

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Got out on a pelagic over the weekend. The nice thing in New Zealand is you only have to go a few miles off shore and you are surrounded by the most amazing seabirds, I take full advantage of this and try to get out at least once a month.
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by Eia on Tue Apr 25, 2017 5:58 pm

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WoW - I almost jumped out of my seat. AMAZING! This is way cool and quite different. Like the little water specks too. Love this!

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by Denis55 on Tue Apr 25, 2017 6:08 pm

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Stunning portrait Mike!

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by Jakejacoby on Tue Apr 25, 2017 6:15 pm

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Wow - Wow - Wow!!!

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by Mariol on Tue Apr 25, 2017 6:26 pm

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Interesting portrait of this unusual species. Very nice frame.

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by Mako_Elite on Wed Apr 26, 2017 12:58 am

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Superb shot. I love the portrait and the colors of the bird.

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by David Stimac on Wed Apr 26, 2017 9:55 am

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What a stunner! Great image.

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by Des on Wed Apr 26, 2017 10:10 am

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What a striking portrait, love it.

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by david fletcher on Wed Apr 26, 2017 12:19 pm

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Outstanding shot Mike. So artistic! well done!

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by Ron Day on Wed Apr 26, 2017 4:35 pm

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Please tell us how you acquired this stunning closeup - just beautiful!

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by clement on Thu Apr 27, 2017 1:44 am

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Love this a lot

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by Nate Chappell on Thu Apr 27, 2017 4:03 pm

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Very cool portrait Michael!

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by mikullashbee on Thu Apr 27, 2017 11:36 pm

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Ron Day wrote:Please tell us how you acquired this stunning closeup - just beautiful!

Thanks for commenting everyone. Ron to be honest these guys are coming right in to our boat as we lay a chum trail for them. They are very accustom to receiving fishing offal from the numerous vessels offshore. So with them an arms length away these images can be made with ease. Cheers

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by joem on Fri Apr 28, 2017 4:51 am

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A cracking head shot Mike.

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by Cynthia Crawford on Fri Apr 28, 2017 8:17 pm

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Terrific "in your face" pose. Interesting how fierce a bird can look like this, and perhaps has no evil intentions whatsoever. Love it!

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by Dorian Anderson on Sat Apr 29, 2017 11:16 am

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Fantastic Headshot! Albatross Adventures or some other operator?

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by mikullashbee on Sun Apr 30, 2017 5:47 am

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Dorian Anderson wrote:Fantastic Headshot! Albatross Adventures or some other operator?

Thanks Dorian, This was actually taken further south out of a city called Dunedin. A tour company called Monarch tours is experimenting with bird pelagics. This was an all day outing and the bird numbers were much greater than off Kaikoura. Cheers

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