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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World Dolphin Day
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A hint of spring
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Alpine marmots at Hohe Tauern National Park, Austria
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Sandhill cranes, Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico
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In praise of bogs, swamps, and marshes
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Land of the midnight sun
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Mount Fuji Day
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Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness
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Celebrating 54 years of Capitol Reef National Park
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Tulips at Emirgan Park in Istanbul, Türkiye
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Happy Thanksgiving!
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Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Utah
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Seville, Spain
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Come out of your shell for World Turtle Day
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An iris garden in Tokyo, Japan
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Koala in the Great Otway National Park, Australia
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Winter in Old Nuuk
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Sharp-dressed bug
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Lei Day in Hawaii
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Eben Ice Caves, Upper Peninsula, Michigan
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Friendship Day
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Venice Skatepark, Los Angeles, California
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Mitsumata blossoms
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Atlantic puffin, Iceland
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Pasadena Chalk Festival supports local arts education
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Inside the Oculus
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Computer Science EDU Week
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Daylight saving time
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National Napping Day
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A tower of remembrance
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