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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Aerial view of a heart-shaped field in Trittau, Germany
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Lights, camera, Sundance
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Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival, China
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Dunes at White Sands National Park, New Mexico
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Jazzed for Mardi Gras
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Marine Day, Japan
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Art Basel Miami Beach
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Autumnal equinox
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Upper Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park
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Everyone s watching the Perseids
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Mercury in retrograde
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Get on your bike and ride
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Happy Easter!
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National Hispanic Heritage Month
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Gone ‘lightseeing’ in Berlin
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An octagonal architectural treasure
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Happy Syttende Mai!
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Here there be dragons
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In search of roadside attractions on ‘America’s Highway’
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It’s National Walk to Work Day
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Let’s celebrate
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Mexican giant cardon cactus
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Rice terraces of Mù Cang Chải, Yên Bái province, Vietnam
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Nesting season for the leatherbacks
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Everglades National Park turns 75
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Bamburgh Castle, Northumberland, England
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Flying high on National Bird Day
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Snow aglow in central Japan
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New Year’s Day in the land of the rising sun
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Arbor Day