QT, the first albatross of the season in Dunedin, has taken to the skies -- bound for South America.
The young bird has been the Royal Cam chick of this season.
The Royal Cam project, a collaboration between the Royal Albatross Centre and Cornell University in New York, live-steams a chosen chick continuously until they spread their wings for their long flight.
The Royal Albatross chick "Q.T." with parent earlier this year. Photo: Supplied / Royal Albatross Centre
Sharyn Broni, a community ranger with the Conservation Department, spoke with Corin Dann.
