Two Albatross Chicks Take Their Giant Leap Into The Air – Kauai, Hawaii

Two Albatross Chicks Take Their Giant Leap Into The Air – Kauai, Hawaii

Two of the seventeen albatross chicks born in Princeville have taken flight. All of these chicks were born the end of January and have stayed close to their nests until now. Mom and Dad have been bringing them sustenance for months. Now it is time for each of them to head out to sea to…

Featuring Pela – A Princeville Laysan Albatross – Kauai, Hawaii

Featuring Pela – A Princeville Laysan Albatross – Kauai, Hawaii

It has been a month since I reported on Pela, “my” Laysan albatross chick in Princeville, Kauai. He/she is now ten weeks old and growing like crazy. I will not know his/her gender for awhile so until then I am choosing the “she” pronoun. When she gets closer to fledging (first flight), the Biologists will…

A Walk With Cathy Granholm – Princeville – Kauai – Hawaii
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A Walk With Cathy Granholm – Princeville – Kauai – Hawaii

If you find yourself falling in love with the albatross in Honu Point’s neighborhood, consider a walk with Cathy Granholm. She lives just down the street and checks on the albatross almost daily. With her computerized list of tag numbers handy, she scouts the neighborhood (and Princeville in general) to see which adults have flown…

Your Albatross Chick Fix – Four Months Old – Princeville – Kauai

Your Albatross Chick Fix – Four Months Old – Princeville – Kauai

If you follow my blog then you know that I LOVE the Laysan albatross chicks in Princeville, Kauai, Hawaii. Moana, who was recently banded H712, and lives just four houses down from Honu Point, posed for me in his/her awkward stage of loosing fluff to flight feathers. All the chicks in the neighborhood are now…

Unusual Things You Can See on Kauai – Laysan Albatross Chicks – Princeville

Unusual Things You Can See on Kauai – Laysan Albatross Chicks – Princeville

This is an exciting time of year for guests at Kauai Vacation Rental at Honu Point as Laysan Albatross chicks are “pipping” up and down the street. Introducing one such chick that was born within the last two weeks. It sits on a nest four doors down from our home. The mother and father alternate…