This Easter weekend, while we spend time with our families, hunt for eggs, and celebrate new beginnings with the arrival of spring (or fall, depending where you are), something pretty magical is happening in the Falkland Islands. Around now, thousands of black-browed albatross chicks are stretching their wings, preparing to leave the nest for the first time. Their journey began back in September, when their fiercely loyal—fiercely eyelinered—parents returned from months at sea to nest in the Falkland Islands. Each pair laid a single egg in October and took turns incubating it for 70 days. Once the chick hatched, both parents stuck around to feed and raise it through the austral summer. Now, in April, the chicks are ready to take flight, soaring north toward southern Brazil. They won’t return to breed for another 7–10 years—but still they’ll remember their way home. These long-lived birds can see more than 50 Easters in a lifetime. Happy Easter! Video by paulnicklen #OceanSchool #...