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
More Desktop Wallpapers:
-
Star Wars Day
-
Hoodoos, Sunset Point, Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah
-
Travel Sunday: Liverpool
-
Veterans Day
-
Take the Stairs Day
-
Brown-throated three-toed sloth in cecropia tree, Costa Rica
-
Go with the rainbow flow
-
Hohenzollern Castle near Stuttgart, Germany
-
Saffron in bloom
-
Camel thorn trees, Namib-Naukluft Park, Namibia
-
Native American Heritage Day
-
Lace up your hiking boots for Mountain Day
-
World Sea Turtle Day
-
In orbit for Yuri s Night
-
Notre-Dame Cathedral reopens
-
International Geodiversity Day
-
Khao Sok National Park in Thailand
-
International Day of Mangrove Conservation
-
Silent night, sparkling lights, and hearts full of joy
-
World Childrens Day
-
Dyavolski Most
-
It s National Mushroom Month!
-
The island fox’s incredible comeback
-
Zion National Park Turns 100
-
Endangered Species Day
-
How lovely are your branches
-
Rock River Falls, Upper Peninsula, Michigan
-
Eurasian scops owl
-
A. M. Foster Bridge in Cabot, Vermont
-
A glittering diamond in the rough
Bing Wallpaper Gallery

