Join the Northern Royal Albatross chick on a morning walk around her nest site as she tidies up the lawn and stretches her long wings. Only one month remains before this lumbering nestling is ready to head to the open ocean! Watch LIVE at https://AllAboutBirds.org/Albatross | Bird Cams

POV: Counting nests at the world’s largest albatross colony! The annual nest count at Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge finished earlier this year and the results were staggering: nearly 620,000 Laysan albatross nests and just over 25,000 black-footed albatross nests. Every winter for over 30 years, a dozen incredible volunteers arrive at the atoll in the middle of the Pacific Ocean to count each Laysan and black-footed albatross nest, or mōlī and ka’upu, respectively. It takes several weeks

On June 12, cyclist and pilot Bryan Allen pedaled the Gossamer Albatross across the English Channel. The dream of human-powered flight was very publicly realized on that day! The Museum of Flight is home to the Gossamer Albatross II, the backup aircraft for the big day. The Albatross II was used at NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center for testing related to electric motors. Check out this NASA video of the Gossamer Albatross II in flight during a test! Notice anything about the pilot? Check out