Albatross and Killer Whale Caught on Bird Cam

By Corey • October 7, 2009 • 2 comments

Researchers that mounted “bird cams” on Black-browed Albatross have discovered some albatrosses actively follow Killer Whales, possibly to feed on food scraps. The research is here and here is an article for non-ornithologists.

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Corey

Corey is a New Yorker who has lived most of his life upstate but has spent the last three years in Queens. He's only been birding since 2005 but has garnered a respectable life list by birding whenever he wasn't working as a union representative or spending time with his family. He lives in Forest Hills with Daisy, their son, Desmond Shearwater, and their two indoor cats, Hunter and B.B.

2 Responses to “Albatross and Killer Whale Caught on Bird Cam”

Hugh Oct 7th, 2009 at 9:45 am
Or, if you’d like something in between, there’s a post at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology’s blog with a few extra pictures and a bit more birdy information… http://bit.ly/2eWdLQ
Jochen Oct 8th, 2009 at 6:34 am
I am just not very happy that this kind of research was conducted by the Japanese. It is usually a bad sign if the Japanese are doing research on animals of the sea – any animals of the sea.