Well, another great day has passed out here on Tern Island. It was hot today and the work was a little bit harder than
usual given the heat drain, but it was still fun to handle all of the albatross chicks. We are about 1/5 of the way done with banding after two really full days of effort, which is pretty good! I am happy with the way things are going and I'm taking lots of pictures in my off time. Here is one of the sunset the other night. Half the crew says they saw the green flash and the other half doesn't believe it!!
This is a shot of Irene and Steve banding a Black-footed Albatross chick. Irene is holding the bird while Steve puts on a stainless steel band on one leg and a colored plastic band on the other. The color band has a code on it that is easy to read from a distance so we can identify the bird in the future with minimal disturbance.
Well, another great day has passed out here on Tern Island. It was hot today and the work was a little bit harder than usual given the heat drain, but it was still fun to handle all of the albatross chicks. We are about 1/5 of the way done with banding after two really full days of effort, which is pretty good! I am happy with the way things are going and I'm taking lots of pictures in my off time. Here is one of the sunset the other night. Half the crew says they saw the green flash and the other half doesn't believe it!!
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