Rising Tide Images
Happy To See You
A pair of Laysan albatross (Phoebastria immutabilis) reestablishes their monogamous bond at the beginning of breeding season. After gliding solitary over the Pacific Ocean for months they return to the nesting grounds and perform elaborate recognition behaviors. Besides the visual display, there may be olfactory recognition associated with the close contact of tubenose birds.
Happy To See You
A pair of Laysan albatross (Phoebastria immutabilis) reestablishes their monogamous bond at the beginning of breeding season. After gliding solitary over the Pacific Ocean for months they return to the nesting grounds and perform elaborate recognition behaviors. Besides the visual display, there may be olfactory recognition associated with the close contact of tubenose birds.