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    I've often wondered how the interesting columnar nests of Black-browed Albatrosses were built. Here, a pair on Saunders Island (Falklands) demonstrate how it is done. The male, on the right, repeatedly reached to its left with its beak, scooped up some mud, and flipped it toward the nest. The female on the nest then packed some of the mud onto the sides of the nest.

    The image is essentially as framed, to show the area over which the male worked, and the entire nest.

    All C&C are as always welcome.

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    Wonderful behavior image, Norm, sweet look at these two.
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    Great natural History shot. Just about the right head angle on both birds too.
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    Lovely image and informative too, well done. The exposure on the bird looks excellent.

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    Interesting image . Did you take any video?

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    Thanks everyone for your comments. But Grace, I'm afraid that I didn't take any video.

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    What an impressive image and thank you for the lesson. I just love images that teach the viewer through our subjects behavior.
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    Thanks Marina. I think that much of the beauty of birds lies in their behavior, and I try to capture it and convey it to others when I see it.

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