Monthly Archives: May 2012

The Mystery of KP424

Every year one of the first albatrosses to arrive in Princeville is KP424.  In the last 7 years, she has spent from 2 to 10 days in my neighbor’s back yard, always in November when the nesters are first returning. … Continue reading

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the fate of the rhinoceros

I timed my trip to Los Angeles to coincide with an important event put on by zookeepers every year at zoos all over the country.  Zookeepers are not isolated people who care only about the animals at their zoos, they … Continue reading

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Chimpanzees and me

I know this is an albatross diary, but I want to explain why I am traveling to Los Angeles and leaving my albatross observation for the next 11 days in the capable hands of my sister, Cindy. For 27 years … Continue reading

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Albatross vignette: Larry

The photo below is not that great.  Sometimes we get so used to seeing something that it becomes ordinary to us and we forget to record it, or we take a bad photo and do not bother to go back … Continue reading

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