Here’s a little process video 🎥: I’m painting a wandering albatross 🪶 in watercolor and ink 🎨🖋️ on a nautical chart 🗺️.

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💡Did you know? On Marion Island, invasive house mice prey on chicks and, more recently, have begun attacking adults, posing a serious threat to a species that matures slowly and can live for decades.
📸Michelle Risi & Christopher Jones
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💡Did you know? leg-mounted archival tags has recorded birds circumnavigating the Southern Ocean between breeding, covering more than 20 000 km.
📸: Michelle Risi & Peter Ryan
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💡Did you know? Wandering albatrosses typically have dark brown eyes, but a small proportion have blue eyes, so far only recorded in males.
📸: Christopher Jones
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💡Did you know?
These majestic seabirds are long-lived, with some individuals reaching over 50 years of age. Their slow reproductive rate—just one chick every two years—makes them especially vulnerable to threats.
📸: @lonehydrangea
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💡 Did you know? Pairs of wandering albatrosses form long-term monogamous bonds, returning to the same nesting grounds, often on sub-Antarctic islands like Marion or South Georgia💍
📸: @lonehydrangea
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💡 Did you know? Wandering albatrosses can travel over 500 km in a single day, rarely flapping their wings. Their flight efficiency is unmatched in the animal kingdom.
📸: @lonehydrangea
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💡Did you know? Wandering albatrosses have the largest wingspan of any living bird—reaching up to 3.5 metres! This allows them to glide effortlessly for hours without flapping, conserving energy during long-distance oceanic flights.
📸: @lonehydrangea
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🌟Bird of the Month: Wandering Albatross
With the longest wingspan of any bird, the wandering albatross (Diomedea exulans) is a true icon of the Southern Ocean—gliding for hours without a single wingbeat. A master of wind and distance!
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"Bird Love" (2020)
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