Monthly Archives: February 2014

Among the chicks who fledged in 2008 was one named Valentine.  She was the third chick her parents had raised; they went on to raise numbers four, five and six, setting some kind of a record for most chicks raised … Continue reading →

This is part 4 of a series of posts about Tater, an albatross who hatched on my lawn and recently returned to Princeville after spending 6 years at sea.  During that time he did not  spend any time on land, … Continue reading →

This post is more about Tater, the albatross I wrote about in my previous two posts. The albatrosses that were to my right, across the golf cart path from Tater,were displaying, which Tater could not help but notice.  Rather than … Continue reading →

There are days when I just don’t feel like walking around the golf courses checking on various nesting albatrosses and the birds who like to hang out near them.  Sitting on the sofa and reading one of my trillion books … Continue reading →

The next 4 blog entries are all about a six-year old albatross that I was fortunate enough to see on his first hours back since fledging.  Everyone with even a little knowledge about albatrosses knows that when a chick fledges … Continue reading →