Large images ‹ (November 10, 2012) ‹ JOUBERT B. 2010

INDICATE THE NEST. The male marks its eyrie: he carries a twig in his beak

INDICATE THE NEST. Angel, with a symbolic twig in its beak

THREATEN. Defensive posture. The male watches the female – pupils contracted, indicating extreme alertness

THREATEN. Very aggressive attitude: a bulge forms behind the neck

THREATEN. Very aggressive male: neck-bulge. Spread wings. Cries

THREATEN. The male with contracted pupils

THREATEN. Albatross posture. Very aggressive attitude : “broken” wings, tight tail-feathers and tended neck

FIGHT. Male apprehension at its highest. Wings touch the nest. The neck-bulge increases. Pupils are contracted

FIGHT. The fight breaks out. It will last one or two minutes…