Rising Tide Images
Ka'upu Glide
Gliding in lazy eights on a wing span of up to seven feet, a black-footed albatross inspects the nesting colony. Although one of three indigenous albatross species, ka’upu (Phoebastria nigripes) are uncommon in the main Hawaii Islands. Translocation of abandoned chicks or eggs and attractants are used attempting to establish nesting sites on Kauai, Oahu, and Isla Guadalupe at higher elevation than the Northwest Hawaiian Islands main nesting sites that are exposed to loss by storm surge, tsunami, and possibly sea level rise.
Ka'upu Glide
Gliding in lazy eights on a wing span of up to seven feet, a black-footed albatross inspects the nesting colony. Although one of three indigenous albatross species, ka’upu (Phoebastria nigripes) are uncommon in the main Hawaii Islands. Translocation of abandoned chicks or eggs and attractants are used attempting to establish nesting sites on Kauai, Oahu, and Isla Guadalupe at higher elevation than the Northwest Hawaiian Islands main nesting sites that are exposed to loss by storm surge, tsunami, and possibly sea level rise.