Black-browed albatross, feeding its chick on the nest by regurgitating food it was swallowed while foraging at sea, 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
Species: Black-browed albatross, Thalassarche melanophrys
Location: Steeple Jason Island, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom
Image ID: 24254
Format: Digital 2:3
Species: Black-browed albatross, Thalassarche melanophrys
Location: Steeple Jason Island, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom
Image ID: 24254
Format: Digital 2:3
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Categories:
- Animal > Bird > Albatross (Diomedeidae) > Black-Browed Albatross
- Location > Oceans > Atlantic > Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
- Location > World > United Kingdom > Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) > Steeple Jason Island
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