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Flock to Marion

10,000 Birds

These have been used by meteorologists, technicians, and researchers who spend about 13 months on the island at a time researching a variety of sciences. About half of all breeding Wandering Albatross nest on the Prince Edward Islands. Yellow-nosed Albatross. Wandering Albatross. Mouse-free Marion!

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The Sibley Guide to Birds, Second Edition: A Review of an Iconic Guide in a New Edition

10,000 Birds

In Sibley Two, the in-flight images literally fly across the page in slight diagonals, with the full-bodied images are presented below in a parallel order (meaning we see the same bird–fresh juvenile, worn juvenile, 1st year, Adult breeding, Adult nonbreeding–in the same part of the page for each species).