<p><strong>September–October</strong><br>Black-browed albatrosses alight on these rugged shores to nest before returning to the seas for months of feasting. <strong>Close Encounters:</strong> The largest colonies roost on Steeple Jason and Beauchene Islands. Lindblad Expeditions stops at the privately owned West Point Island.</p>

Albatross (Falkland Islands)

September–October
Black-browed albatrosses alight on these rugged shores to nest before returning to the seas for months of feasting. Close Encounters: The largest colonies roost on Steeple Jason and Beauchene Islands. Lindblad Expeditions stops at the privately owned West Point Island.

Photograph by NGT

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