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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Temple of Philae, Aswan, Egypt
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Independence Day of the Argentine Republic
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Chocolate Hills
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Río Negro, Amazon basin, Brazil
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Ludwig’s palace
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Santorini, Greece
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Autumn comes to Old Town
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Burns Night in Scotland
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Red Planet Day
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Thorrablot: The Icelandic midwinter festival
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‘The mountains are calling’
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Let’s talk fossils
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Nursing the world to health
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International Polar Bear Day
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Womens History Month
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Audubon Christmas Bird Count
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Winter scenery near Kuhmo, Finland
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In the path of the pronghorn
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Jan van Eyckplein in Bruges, Belgium
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Juvenile manatees in a freshwater spring, Crystal River, Florida
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It s a good day to be green
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Flag Day
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National Llama Day
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International Whale Shark Day
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Tree of many colors
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Diamond Beach, Iceland
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Patriot Day
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