The Laysan Albatros survived many current threads like fish-lines, climate change, and plastic pollution.Wisdom has become a celebrity among bird lovers, and researchers are fascinated by her longevity and the number of young she raised. USFWS estimated Wisdom must have hatched more than 30 chicks in her lifetime. Every year she returns to her same nest on one of the three tiny coral islands that form the Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge; it is the world's largest colony of albatrosses. Sailing above the oceans with her more than six-foot-wide wingspan, she must have an incredible mileage under her wings.
Wisdomās knowledge of the worldās oceans and its food sources must be immense. Her story is just wonderful and I have followed her story for sometime. Thank you for this piece - something uplifting in this increasingly mad, over-populated world.
Thank you for sharing the story of Wisdom - that's amazing. I'm sure I've read about her before. It was nice to be reminded. I've always been fascinated by Albatrosses. Wish we had them here. Oh and penguins as well.
Love your winter video. Funny you mention winter sports in the Alps. I just got back from Zermatt. Still off-season up there, but they're getting ready for winter season.
I love this one! And love Wisdom! Thank you for this beautiful article & revisiting this incredible creature. I hope we can follow her fascinating life journey for many more years. The stories she could tell!
And she can still produce offspring at 70, yes it is amazing. In captivity birds can even get older; parrots often survive their owners and some got older than 100 years.
I once slept in a hotel in Vienna with a very talkative parrot in the lobby. At night, a sheet was put over its cage so it shut up and we could sleep :-)
I love this story of Wisdom!!! What an extraordinary creature. I was enthralled with your video as the sky was such a clear intense brilliant blue š Simply awesome.
Yes, there is always nature in Canada to go to, which is amazing to explore. Although even Canada is now experiencing too many, too serious, and too frequent impacts of our rapid destruction of the living conditions on this planet. It leaves me deeply worried about the path we are on. One thing I can do to help is to promote awareness of the beauty that is at stake, and that can be a two-minute video with only some shots of frost on the trees and snow on the ground.
Wisdomās knowledge of the worldās oceans and its food sources must be immense. Her story is just wonderful and I have followed her story for sometime. Thank you for this piece - something uplifting in this increasingly mad, over-populated world.
Thank you for sharing the story of Wisdom - that's amazing. I'm sure I've read about her before. It was nice to be reminded. I've always been fascinated by Albatrosses. Wish we had them here. Oh and penguins as well.
Love your winter video. Funny you mention winter sports in the Alps. I just got back from Zermatt. Still off-season up there, but they're getting ready for winter season.
Have a lovely weekend as well and stay warm.
Albatrosses have so much grace when they are up in the air, penguins always make me smile.
I love this one! And love Wisdom! Thank you for this beautiful article & revisiting this incredible creature. I hope we can follow her fascinating life journey for many more years. The stories she could tell!
The video is magical, a special treat!
Enjoy a wonderful, relaxing weekend.
Thank you, you too Lizzie!
Thank you for sharing the wisdom of "Wisdom" and February's snow. Which looks and sounds like every snowflake comes with a music note (-:
Nicely formulated, music and nature is often a beautiful combination.
Amazing! I had no idea it was even possible for birds to live this long! Thanks for sharing.
And she can still produce offspring at 70, yes it is amazing. In captivity birds can even get older; parrots often survive their owners and some got older than 100 years.
Thatās true - I had forgotten about parrots. As you say, in captivity, they can live longer, which makes Wisdom all the more special!
I once slept in a hotel in Vienna with a very talkative parrot in the lobby. At night, a sheet was put over its cage so it shut up and we could sleep :-)
I love this story of Wisdom!!! What an extraordinary creature. I was enthralled with your video as the sky was such a clear intense brilliant blue š Simply awesome.
Yes, there is always nature in Canada to go to, which is amazing to explore. Although even Canada is now experiencing too many, too serious, and too frequent impacts of our rapid destruction of the living conditions on this planet. It leaves me deeply worried about the path we are on. One thing I can do to help is to promote awareness of the beauty that is at stake, and that can be a two-minute video with only some shots of frost on the trees and snow on the ground.