Black-browed albatross chick on its nest, Thalassarche melanophrys

Black-browed albatross chick on its nest, Steeple Jason Island breeding colony. The single egg is laid in September or October. Incubation takes 68 to 71 days, after which the chick is tended alternately by both adults until it fledges about 120 days later. Falkland Islands, United Kingdom, Thalassarche melanophrys, natural history stock photograph, photo id 24229Add To Light Table
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Black-browed albatross chick on its nest, Steeple Jason Island breeding colony. The single egg is laid in September or October. Incubation takes 68 to 71 days, after which the chick is tended alternately by both adults until it fledges about 120 days later. Falkland Islands, United Kingdom

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Species: Black-browed albatross, Thalassarche melanophrys
Location: Steeple Jason Island, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom
Format: Digital 2:3
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