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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 →

One of the female parents at this nest used to nest with a male in my neighborhood.  He did not return in 2007-2008 and she relocated to the golf course, where she met her current mate.  Both birds have been … Continue reading →

One of the rewards for the 3 or so hours a day I generally devote to the albatrosses is that I know the approximate day an egg will hatch.  It usually takes a chick 3 or 4 days of breaking … Continue reading →

This is KP505 sitting with Lanea*, the chick he raised with his mate last year.  Lanea had decided that a tree stump next door was a much better spot to rest in than the nest her parents had built and … Continue reading →

Someone asked me if I name the albatrosses.  Last year I saw at least 188 albatrosses in Princeville.  I say “at least” because I really do not know how many unbanded ones I saw.  The albatrosses fly between the 4 … Continue reading →

Sometimes the nest that your mate built needs a bit of work.  A leaf here, a bit of twig there…. Sometimes you choose a spot guaranteed to get lots of foot traffic, either near someone’s front door or by someone … Continue reading →

One couple chose to build their nest at the bottom of a hill.  They decided that my life was way too easy and that I needed the thrill of climbing up and down slippery grass to check on them.  It … Continue reading →