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One of the questions I am asked most frequently is, “How often are the chicks fed?”  There is no easy answer to this.  Each parent is on a different schedule, and their feeding times vary from week to week.  And … Continue reading →

…who did not keep this ball in play.

Behold my nominee for a place on the list of the all-time cutest chicks in Princeville.   This is my garden chick, the Irish chick, Kirwan. At this time, Kirwan mostly walks plantigrade.  Birds are digitigrade walkers, they walk on … Continue reading →

Today I saw an adult approach a golf course chick.  A quick glance though my binoculars and I could tell from the band number that this was the chick’s older sibling, a 5-year old I had named Gaga.  I had … Continue reading →

I was going to write one or two lines about an albatross couple playing at being nesters, with a cute photo, of course, but as usual this couple brought to mind so many other things about albatrosses that I became … Continue reading →

Maluhia hatched in a nest on the golf course in 2008.  His father had separated from his long-time mate and had this one chick with a different female.  The following year, he went back to the previous mate.  Yes, they … Continue reading →

Two days after I filmed “the bill duel,” I saw the same two birds interacting.  Their relationship seemed to be evolving into a more affiliative, less aggressive one.  The tension was gone, there was more an air of excitement. They … Continue reading →

I just posted “Albie 101: the bill duel” but WordPress put it under February 8th.  So anyone who might be interested in seeing a little film about one of the more common albatross social interactions should check that date in … Continue reading →

Peace and Mom wish everyone a Happy Valentine’s Day! Especially if you are an albatross!