DSC_3982 Northern Buller's albatross (Thalassarche bulleri platei) breeding colony. Landing site on the rocky coast of Middle Sister, or Te Awanui Island at the Chathams. The Sisters have the second largest breeding colony of the northern royal albatross, and are an important breeding site for Buller's albatross as well. Middle Sister, Sisters, or Rangitatahi Goup, Chatham Islands *
DSC_3985 Northern Buller's albatross (Thalassarche bulleri platei) breeding site. View of Middle Sister, or Te Awanui Island in the distance, from below the cliffs of Big Sister Island. The Sisters have the second largest breeding colony of the northern royal albatross, and are an important breeding site for Buller's albatross as well. Sisters, or Rangitatahi Goup, Chatham Islands *
DSC_4025 Northern Buller's albatross (Thalassarche bulleri platei) breeding site. View of Middle Sister, or Te Awanui Island (left) and Big Sister, or Rangitatahi Island (centre) from a zodiac off the Little Sister reef at the Chathams. The Sisters have the second largest breeding colony of the northern royal albatross, and are an important breeding site for Buller's albatross as well. Sisters, or Rangitatahi Goup, Chatham Islands *