Far From Land The Mysterious Lives of Seabirds

PLATE 5. Upper: A juvenile Wandering Albatross prepares to take its first flight
that will be tracked via the satellite transmitter attached to the youngster’s back (©
Richard Phillips). Lower: Commonly smaller than satellite transmitters, geoloca-
tors, here attached to the leg of a South Polar Skua, have revolutionised knowledge
of bird migration (© Richard Phillips).