After dinner Janet and Jen had work to do. They came to do Bonin petrel research. So Matt, McKenzie, and I went out to help them net, measure, and band the birds. They don't come back to the island until sunset, so that's when you have to catch them. We'll have to help them out for the next few weeks.
After the bird work, I still had time to go play some volleyball. So it was another good day. I found this black-footed albatross chick copying whatever the adult did. I have more pictures of them, but you get the point from these 3.
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I wonder if that copying behavior is as annoying to the birds as it is to us humans. I was irritated when my boys copied everything I said and kept on going and going long after the joke wore out.
That's so cute. I wonder if the Northern Royal's chicks will do that? They are almost all hatched now.
That's absolutely precious...nice camerawork!!
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