Jul 16
This Bird Flies for 5 Years Without Landing. What Happens When It Finally Comes Home Is Heartbreaking.
Somewhere over the Southern Ocean, in the vast grey expanse between Antarctica and the southern tips of the inhabited continents, a young wandering albatross is flying. It has been flying, more or less continuously, for three years. It will continue flying for another two. It has not touched land since the day it launched itself from its nest on South Georgia Island and caught the first updraftβ¦
