Spring is nearly here—if you live in the Southern Hemisphere. And these black-browed albatrosses, sometimes called mollymawks, have returned to their nesting grounds in the Falkland Islands where they will reunite with their mates. Each bird pair will lay a single egg in October and nurture the hatchling from December until April, when it’s time to take off and hunt the high seas again.
Back to the nest
Today in History
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Madame Sherri Forest, New Hampshire
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Next stop, Tofino
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World Book Day
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Día de los Muertos celebrations in Mexico
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Monet still makes an impression
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Mount Fuji Day
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Craters of the Moon centennial
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Ponta Delgada
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Diving into World Oceans Day
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Sequoia National Parks 134th anniversary
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Patriot Day
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75th anniversary of the Spruce Goose
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Star Wars Day
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The most wonderful day of the year. Period.
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Bearded reedlings in Flevoland
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Happy birthday, Capitol Reef National Park
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Boxing Day in East Yorkshire, England
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English National Ballet performing The Nutcracker
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Shark Awareness Day
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Dunes at White Sands National Park, New Mexico
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Ring of fire
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Salzburg, Austria
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Northern hawk-owl
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Sunny day, sweepin the clouds away
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Victory in Europe, 75 years ago
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Super sandy Sweet 16
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Honoring the rangers on World Ranger Day
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National Trails Day
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Saint Nicholas Day in Verbier, Switzerland
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Green is the new black