Stock photo: Albatross Kaikoura Kaikoura East Coast South Island New Zealand

Stock photo of an Albatross during a dolphin watching tour with Encounter Kaikoura, Kaikoura, East Coast, South Island, New Zealand.

This stock photo shows this large flying bird, an Albatross during a dolphin watching tour with Encounter Kaikoura, Kaikoura, East Coast, South Island, New Zealand.

This black and white bird, an Albatross, looks like he is running on the top of the dark blue waters.

His large black wings are extended and his pink webbed feet splash on the top layers of the water.

His feathered body is predominately white with dark tail feathers. The Albatross has a long beak that is rounded at the end and small dark beady eyes.

The vast dark calm waters give him plenty of room to take off.

There are twenty-one recognized species of Albatross, nineteen are threatened to be extinct.

Albatross during a dolphin watching tour with Encounter Kaikoura, Kaikoura, East Coast, South Island, New Zealand.