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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Illuminations on the Gulf of Poets
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Sweet! It’s maple syrup season
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The beach at Cala Luna, Sardinia, Italy
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Mont-Saint-Michel
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A special day for a special cat
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A stunning national park in winter white
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Dancing waters of Dubai
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Earth Day
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Christmas star lanterns, Germany
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All Rhodes lead to the beach
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Old underground cellar, Bavaria, Germany
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Natural Bridges State Beach in Santa Cruz, California
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The migrating monarchs of Michoacán
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Eurasian lynx
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Explorer of the sea
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The tale of squirrels like Nutkin
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A storied trail marks a century
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Lake Magadi, Kenya
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Golden larches and Prusik Peak, the Enchantments, Washington
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It s Star Wars Day
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Petrified Forest National Park
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Seattle Central Library, Seattle, Washington
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Great cormorants
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What s better than a smile?
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The power of the forest
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A century since Tut s tomb was discovered
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World Dolphin Day
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A field of English lavender
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Mesmerizing murmuration
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Light show at the skatepark
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