Albatross Adventure on the way

Ten years ago this year I spent four months on Midway Atoll (Pihemanu Kuaihelani) in the northwest Hawaiian Islands working as a volunteer biological science technician. Our main focus was reproductive success and longevity monitoring. Next week, I’m heading back to Midway as part of a team that will perform the annual albatross census. Midway is home to the largest breeding colony of Laysan albatross and every year since 1991 there has been a census to record their numbers. The video below is from my first time there. Stay tuned for updates from the island of the albatross…