Diomedea Exulans

I am here
In the desolation.

Sent away
Scanning.

Ten Thousand miles alone
Ten thousand years across the sea.

Southern Oceans
Seeking.

Wandering
Watching

For love
For landfall

For You.

image; Art Johnstone. Wandering Albatross. Tasman sea Half-way across. On board HMB Endeavour - Dec 2019. ‘In The Desolation’

Searching.

Wandering albatrosses spend most of their life in flight,
landing only to breed and feed. Distances travelled each year are difficult to measure. One banded bird was recorded travelling 6,000 km (3,700 mi)
in twelve days.