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I saw this bird yesterday. Sorry for the lack of scale, but I was on a ship 8 decks up so there was nothing around it to use for scale. Merlin photo ID couldn’t ID it. I saw it dip into the water once and a flying fish glided away from it, so possibly hunting/fishing? The map shows where my phone thought I was at the time. Poking around the Internet I think it might be a tern of some ilk, but I can’t figure out how far they fly into the Gulf. (Unless it hitched a ride on the ship?)
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@Stephanie definitely an albatross of some kind, Young albatrosses can spend the first 6 years of their life at sea, never touching land. They can cover hundreds of miles in one day feeding on fish and squid. Albatross can sleep while flying – but only for seconds at a time. so it can very easily be as far out as you were :). hope this helps!!
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yes I think it might me some kind of albatross.
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