Sentences with word «albatross»

It's a hyper - vanity version of first - generation tech which is ostensibly intended to compete with high - end Swiss watches but likely won't appreciate in value and has the added albatross of becoming obsolete, unlike its «dumbwatch» counterparts.

She has been a financial albatross around his neck for years.

«Ninety percent of Laysan albatross chick carcasses and regurgitated stomach contents contain plastics.

About 70 percent of the world's population of Laysan albatrosses nests on Midway Atoll.

Since then Hampton and Neagle combined were 37 - 42 through Sunday, and their contracts have become albatrosses for a team trying to rebuild.

Most are fascinated to learn that the birds they see on one trip nest in a variety of places... Parasitic Jaegers on Alaska's arctic tundra, Northern Fulmars on Aleutian sea cliffs, Tufted Puffins in burrows on Oregon's offshore islands, Black - footed Albatrosses on Midway Island and other coral atolls, Buller's Shearwaters in New Zealand and Australia, Pink - footed Shearwaters on islands off Chile, South Polar Skuas on Antarctica.»

The arrival of ten or so Short - tailed Albatrosses in the Northwest Hawaiian Islands, and two successful nestings, is a highly significant development.

The tsunami of last year killed an estimated 110,000 Laysan and Black - Footed albatross chicks, which means bumper seasons for new chicks are needed more than ever.

Because it takes three years to form a new pair - bond, and it is almost impossible to raise a chick alone, it's a bad idea for wandering albatrosses to «divorce» in those circumstances.

Her wildlife photography covers subjects as diverse as albatross on Midway Atoll to grizzly bears along Alaska's coastline to coyotes living in crowded cities.

Right now, the Short - tailed Albatross nest on only four islands (up from the single island where 10 pairs were discovered breeding after the species was thought to be extinct).

Every word about private sector efficiency and deregulation and the errors of the anti-globalisation movement have become albatrosses hung around their necks.

From the spouting whales crossing the Bolivar Channel to the waved albatrosses nesting along the cliffs of Espanola, you'll experience the undeniable wonder of Darwin's Enchanted Isles.

Enjoy an easy walk to the nesting site of the Southern Royal Albatross at Col Lyall or walk across the hills to Northwest Bay and see the strange and beautiful megaherbs growing on the hills.

The IUCN lists 22 species of albatross from vulnerable to critically endangered.

Albatross species in particular are killed in huge numbers each year as they become snagged in fishing fleet long lines.

You will pass Kruger Park Lodge (KPL) on your left hand side after KPL at the 4 - way crossing turn left into Albatross Street.

Unlike other long - distance travelling seabirds like albatrosses, frigatebirds» feathers lack waterproof oil so they can't take a break on the sea.

The team tagged 107 Laysan and 108 black - footed albatrosses at Tern Island in the Northwest Hawaiian Islands, also home to thousands of seabirds, monk seals and green sea turtles.

This is also where you can see one of the world's largest groups of waved albatross as they visit the area to breed.

These structures are shedding toxic lead - paint chips that are then eaten by albatross chicks.

STEP 2 / / Apply Eyeshadow - We used a combo of NARS shades with Albatross as a base, and layered with Alhambra and Galapagos.

Local attractions also include Albatross Beach.

One book, Wisdom, The Midway Albatross received a starred PW review.

Visitor attractions include the Public Art Gallery, Otago Museum while Otago Peninsula boasts the world's only mainland Royal Albatross Colony and Yellow - Eyed Penguins.

We expected him with all the technical knowledge he claimed he has, to make decisions that are in the best interest of the country than the hanging albatross and the staccato fashion.

A home can be a potential asset or quickly spiral into a financial albatross around your neck.

The $ 13.7 billion deal has, predictably, been a veritable albatross round the necks of Kroger, Costco, and other large supermarkets and retailers.

that team is going to have to make some serious payroll decisions in the near future and id love to see them with no farm system and albatross contracts in a year or two.

A new study from The Condor: Ornithological Applications provides the first direct estimates of the population size and annual survival of young birds in Oahu's Laysan Albatross population, giving important new insights into the demographics of these «prebreeders.»

The island is home to a range of animals such as fur seals and macaroni penguins that depend upon krill, and others, such as black - browed albatrosses, which eat substantial amounts of krill as well as fish and squid.

FINAL FANTASY XII THE ZODIAC AGE Panel Friday, March 10, 1:30 p.m. — 2:30 p.m. — Albatross Room, Boston Convention Center Join FINAL FANTASY XII THE ZODIAC AGE Director Takashi Katano and Producer Hiroaki Kato, attending from SQUARE ENIX's Tokyo studios, as they discuss all - new details of the upcoming title before its release on July 11, 2017.

The contents of this dead albatross chick's stomach include plastic debris scavenged from the ocean.

Annie Kelly recalled this, «We were there in breeding season and in their desire to capture the moment I saw fellow passengers practically climbing into nests to photograph baby albatrosses as their mother shrieked with alarm overhead.

It is home to grey - headed albatrosses, northern giant petrels, white chinned petrels, Antarctic prions, half of the entire population of macaroni penguins and most of the planet's population of the South Georgia blue - eyed shag.

Of course, before I can do this I have to get my student loan albatross off my neck (and yes, I have built in saving while I'm paying down the student loan.

The non-native ironwood trees kill albatross that get tangled in the branches, and white terns lay their eggs in the branches where they too often roll off and are crushed.

A new study that satellite - tracked North Pacific albatrosses for 10 years suggests stronger westerly winds during El Niño give the birds an in - flight boost, ultimately increasing breeding success.

Makisaki, situated at Albatross beach, strive to accommodate our guests» needs.

We also seek out other wildlife such as Campbell Island Shags, Light - mantled Sooty Albatross and, on the beaches beyond, young male sea lions testing their strength.

Consumers would be forced to wear their home jurisdiction like a tax albatross when they shop online.

Represented by his deputy, Mr. Agboola Ajayi, the governor said the forum should be an opportunity for Nigerians to remove the «albatross which the present position in the constitution of Nigerian constitutes on the country.»

I am disturbed by some of the language in your story on breeding albatrosses (21 July, p 16).

Sea turtles choke on film bags, which they mistake for sea jellies; albatrosses feed colorful but fatal pellets to their chicks; and gray whales ingest a whole array of indigestible plastic flotsam.

Conversely, a four - year study in Hawaii found that 31 percent of Laysan albatross pairs there consist of two females; one such couple has been observed together for 19 years.

And, with that book behind me, I decided to tackle another illustrated picture book, this time about an amazingly old albatross.

«As more albatrosses relocate to higher islands like Oahu in response to sea level rise, where mosquitoes are more prevalent, this disease, and perhaps others, will become a more important threat to the species, so we need to understand more about it and how to prevent its transmission.»

Really since the last great albatross deal for Nielsen, KH done pretty well.

Usually a Shy or White - capped Albatross as it is also known, it comes sweeping in barely above wave height on fixed wings, two metres from wingtip to wingtip, half circles the boat in idle curiosity and then disappears into the blue beyond.