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Westland Petrel (Procellaria westlandica) in flight, Kaikoura, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand
Northern Giant Petrel (Macronectes halli) in flight, about to land on the water, Kaikoura, South Island, New Zealand
Four Albatrosses, including Wandering Albatross (Diomedea exulans) (right) and Salvin's Mollymawk (Thalassarche salvini) (behind) with Northern Giant Petrels (Macronectes halli), Kaikoura, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand
Wandering Albatross (Diomedea exulans) (right) with other albatrosses and Northern Giant Petrels (Macronectes halli), Kaikoura, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand
Southern Royal Albatross (Diomedea epomophora) with Northern Giant Petrels (Macronectes halli), Kaikoura, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand
Westland Petrel (Procellaria westlandica) on the sea, Kaikoura, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand
Westland Petrel (Procellaria westlandica) taking off from the sea, Kaikoura, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand
Westland Petrel (Procellaria westlandica) taking off from the sea, Kaikoura, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand
Westland Petrel (Procellaria westlandica) in flight, Kaikoura, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand
Salvin's Mollymawk (Salvin's Albatross) (Thalassarche salvini) in flight in rain, Kaikoura Coast, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand
White-Chinned Petrel (Procellaria aequinoctialis) in flight, Kaikoura, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand
White-Chinned Petrel (Procellaria aequinoctialis) defaecating in flight, Kaikoura, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand
Wandering Albatross (Diomedea exulans) on the water, Kaikoura, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand: see Description for taxonomic information
A Wandering Albatross (Diomedea exulans) attacks the bait ('chum') feeder of a pelagic trip boat, while numerous Northern Giant Petrels (Macronectes halli) wait their turn, Kaikoura, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand: see Description for taxonomic information
Northern Giant Petrels (Macronectes halli) surround a defensive Gibson's (Wandering) Albatross (Diomedea antipodensis gibsoni), Kaikoura, South Island, New Zealand, Kaikoura, South Island, New Zealand
Check mate! A defensive Wandering Albatross (Diomedea exulans) is hugely outnumbered by a threatening army of Northern Giant Petrels (Macronectes halli), Kaikoura, South Island, New Zealand
A Wandering Albatross (Diomedea exulans) asserts its dominance over Northern Giant Petrels (Macronectes halli) trying to muscle in on the bait ('chum') towed behind the pelagic trip boat, Kaikoura, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand