Albatrosses of Midway IslandDescribes the characteristics and activities of the Laysan albatross which flies to Midway Island to breed. Also discusses how birds and humans have learned to live together on this small island in the Pacific Ocean. |
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adult albatrosses alba albatross chick albatross egg albatross family albatross parents albatross usually albatrosses fly albatrosses live Albatrosses of Midway albatrosses return Albatrosses share animals Atlantic Ocean big feet birds are ready birds go brake flaps breeding colonies brood patch Carolrhoda Nature Watch color photographs complicated courtship dance coral atoll egg tooth feathers female albatross gooney birds hatch HAWAIIAN ISLANDS Island by Sylvia Johnson photographs kinds of birds learned to fly leave Midway Island live on Midway male albatross male's territory mate and bear Midway beach Midway lagoon Nature Watch Book North Pacific Ocean photographer Frans Lanting photographs by Frans point their bills prevailing winds ready to mate regurgitate return to land sea birds shell sitting soaring flight Sometimes sound like Mooooo spend surface touching land trosses try to incubate U.S. Navy wing-tuck World War II young albatrosses young birds Young Laysan albatrosses youngster