Video clip of Royal Albatross gliding over the waves in the wake of the Akademik Ioffe. Drake Passage, December, 1998 trip to Antarctica.
A Web Page by Roy J. Beckemeyer
Last Updated 14 July 2003
Video clip 1.4 MB. Albatrosses may glide for hours without ever flapping their wings, using the energy of the wind, the boundary layer, and the waves to stay aloft. Here is a short clip from an extended segment that I shot from the stern of our ship:
© 1998 by Roy Beckemeyer.