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Thursday, 16 May 2024

It's a bird, it's a cloud

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    Giant albatross appears in the clouds over the harbour entrance
    Giant albatross appears in the clouds over the harbour entrance
    I took this photo from lower Portobello this morning at 8.29am.

    The unusual cloud formation caught my eye and then I noticed it looked like a giant albatross.

    - Sally Knox

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