***MAY PHOTO CONTEST PRELIMINARY THREAD 3***

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19. The photo of the bird flying over waves

is a seagull, not an albatross. Your comment made me look up the differences between them! This shot was taken off the coast of North Carolina, which is not part of the habitat of albatross. There is also a difference in location of the black on the wings, head, and beak. The gull is a shore bird and albatross are found mostly at sea. The flying pattern is also different. Albatross soar on the wind and cannot support flapping their much longer wing span for long.
Lots of info and videos about albatross
https://www.oneearth.org/species-of-the-week-snowy-albatross/