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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Provence blooms with lavender at Sénanque Abbey
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Chestnut-eared aracari in the Pantanal, Brazil
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Gray seal sleeping on the beach, Orkney Islands, Scotland
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Pretty in pink, and purple, and red…
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The Christmas Bird Count begins
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Patriot Day
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World Penguin Day
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World Otter Day
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Salt evaporation ponds on the island of Gozo, Malta
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Menton, France
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European Day of Parks
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AAPI Heritage Month & Lei Day
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They’re grrrape!
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A red fox on the Swiss side of the Jura Mountain range
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Central Highlands of Vietnam
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Mid-Autumn Festival
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A Eurasian lynx in Siberia
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Winter solstice
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Petrified Forest National Park
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Johnston Canyon in Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada
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World Wildlife Day
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National Trails Day
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Does this shark have an Irish accent?
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Songkran—Thai New Year
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American bison
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World Childrens Day
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Champaka Sarasi, Shivamogga, Karnataka, India
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Bear cubs roughhouse on Siblings Day
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Commemorating the life of a famous railroad conductor
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International Tea Day
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