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The Short-tailed Albatross mate returns to its nest on Kure Atoll, Hawaii
After an 18-day incubation stint, the second member of the Short-tailed Albatross Phoebastria albatrus pair on Kure Atoll, Hawaii returned on 17 November to relieve its mate of incubation duties. For previous information on the Kure Atoll breeding...
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The Short-tailed Albatross lays eggs on Kure Atoll, Hawaii
The rarest of the North Pacific albatross species, the Short-tailed Albatross Phoebastria albatrus, has only been documented breeding on islands off Japan, despite increasing sightings of individuals among other albatross colonies in the Hawaiian...