Neil Lucas / Fallen nurse log with ferns, Olympic NP, Washington State, USA

Doug Perrine / Black-footed albatross (Phoebastria nigripes), attempting to feed chick a tangle of monofilament fishing line coated with fish eggs; if the chick swallows the entire mass, it may die from an obstructe...

Jaymi Heimbuch / Black-footed Albatross (Phoebastria nigripes) parent with begging chick at nest, Midway Atoll, Hawaiian Leeward Islands, Hawaii

Jaymi Heimbuch / Black-footed Albatross (Phoebastria nigripes) pair courting, Midway Atoll, Hawaiian Leeward Islands, Hawaii

Nature Production / Black-footed Albatross (Phoebastria nigripes) nesting pair,. Mukojima, Ogasawara Islands UNESCO World Heritage Site, Japan

Nature Production / Black-footed Albatross (Phoebastria nigripes) flying, Mukojima, Ogasawara Islands UNESCO World Heritage Site, Japan

Sylvain Cordier / Black-footed albatross (Phoebastria nigripes), courtship ritual, Eastern island, Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, Hawaii

Sylvain Cordier / Black-footed albatross (Phoebastria nigripes), Eastern island, Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, Hawaii

Sylvain Cordier / Black-footed albatross (Phoebastria nigripes), close up of the feet, Eastern island, Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, Hawaii

Sylvain Cordier / Black-footed albatross (Phoebastria nigripes), courtship ritual, Eastern island, Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, Hawaii

Sylvain Cordier / Black-footed albatross (Phoebastria nigripes), courtship ritual, Eastern island, Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, Hawaii

Sylvain Cordier / Black-footed albatross (Phoebastria nigripes), adult on nest scrape with one egg, Eastern island, Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, Hawaii

Sylvain Cordier / Black-footed albatross (Phoebastria nigripes), courtship ritual, Eastern island, Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, Hawaii