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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J.R.R. Tolkien Day
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Macro photograph of a migrant hawker dragonfly
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Hemakuta Hill, Hampi, India
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Brotherly cubs
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Wheels up in Beijing
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Hawaii Volcanoes National Park turns 103
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Acadia transformed
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Porto, Portugal
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International Day of Forests
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All is silent for Big Ben’s musical milestone
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Happy Canada Day!
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In praise of the pipes
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Rock formations at Sedona, Arizona
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Green is the new black
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Standing stones at Avebury in Wiltshire, England
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Capitol Reef National Park, Utah
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Star Wars Day
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La Brecha de Rolando (Rolands Breach), Spain
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Veterans Day
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Kagami-ike, Nagano, Japan
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National Mushroom Day
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Martimoaapa Mire Reserve, Finland
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Crown Fountain by Jume Plensa at Millennium Park in Chicago
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Daylight saving time begins
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Mount Fuji on Honshu Island, Japan
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Rolling hills of the Palouse, Washington
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Welcome to my neck of the woods
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Venice by night
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National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
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A species no longer at risk
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