Sunday, April 24, 2011

Waved Albatross

This was the last big adventure of the cruise. We were immediately beset with a mosquito hoard and we really began to wonder if it had been the right choice to go on the hike. Seeing this bird made it all worthwhile.....huge with a seven foot wingspan and this is the only place they nest on the islands. (maybe on the earth) Best of all we got to see one pair clicking beaks in their mating dance. All the others were hanging out waiting for their mates to fly in from their annual migration at sea.

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