On January 8th we visited the Royal Northern Albatross Colony on Taiaroa Head in the morning and then took a Monarch Cruises Boat Tour around Taiaroa Head at noon.


We returned late afternoon to Taiaroa Head to observe numerous Royal Northern Albatross in flight. Royal Northern Albatross can weigh over eighteen pounds and have a wing span of up to ten feet.


Here is a photograph of one of the Royal Northern Albatross we observed in flight.