Waved Albatross

© Lois Manowitz

Published: September 24, 2012

A Waved Albatross comes in for a landing on Española Island in the Galapagos. Gallery contributor Lois Manowitz took the photo on May 19, 2012, and posted it to our World Gallery.

BirdLife International lists the Waved Albatross as Critically Endangered "because it has an extremely small breeding range, essentially confined to one island, and evidence suggests that it has experienced a substantial recent population decline."

Lois used a Canon 7D and a 100-400mm lens.

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