Black-browed albatross colony on Steeple Jason Island in the Falklands. This is the largest breeding colony of black-browed albatrosses in the world, numbering in the hundreds of thousands of breeding pairs. The albatrosses lay eggs in September and October, and tend a single chick that will fledge in about 120 days. Falkland Islands, United Kingdom
Stock Photo: 24248 Species: Black-browed albatross, Thalassarche melanophrys Location: Steeple Jason Island, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom Format: Digital 3:2 Copyright © Phillip Colla, all rights reserved worldwide. Purchase a print of this image Request a review copy of this image Keywords: albatross, animal, animalia, atlantic, aves, bird, black-browed albatross, chordata, diomedea melanophris, diomedeidae, falkland islands, falklands, island, islas malvinas, malvinas, marine, melanophrys, ocean, oceans, outdoors, outside, procellariiformes, sea bird, seabird, south atlantic, southern ocean, steeple jason island, thalassarche, thalassarche melanophris, thalassarche melanophrys, united kingdom, vertebrata, vertebrate, wildlife |