"Learning to Fly" Frans Lanting and the Young Albatrosses of Midway

National Geographic photographer Frans Lanting documents young Laysan and Black-Footed Albatrosses on Hawaii's Midway Atoll as they learn to fly

[@zz532a]

One of my all time favorite videos.

[@MyNeonFreak]

They have beautiful long wings *.*

[@Lonesome__Dove]

My favorite sea birds! Favorite part is their courtship ritual dance! So funny. They invented the "dab"

[@jackieweston4087]

Love it. And missed them when I lived on midway island 1970-73

[@gedstrom]

I was stationed on Midway for a year in 1974/75 with the Navy. One little detail left out of this video: As the young birds are learning to fly, sharks are awaiting for any that are just too weak to stay airborne. This is one of the few times that you would ever see sharks inside the reef on Midway.

[@lindad5974]

gedstrom what ship were you on?

[@lindanietman6309]

Yes, I remember that. I was stationed there too.

[@timungrysr3326]

Go Navy

[@A66omd]

Lovely footage!

[@marysmith9934]

So cute. They still look like babies.

[@z4k4z]

Majestic fliers.

[@peacefullifetv5065]

How happy they are when they can fly!!

[@gwenbills3941]

Thank you for sharing this!1

[@longlivechina7538]

Beautiful bird

[@snowcloud06]

I want these photographers' job!!

[@thomasdk19851]

Amazing ..!

[@jackieweston4087]

I lived there 1870-73. I was 7-9 years old. Dad in navy

[@gavinoctavien1400]

Just amazing

[@fabriglas]

Black ones look interesting never seen a mono coloured one what genius are they?

[@governorofouterspace3787]

It turns out that the real drama is floating here!

[@maneezshafi8038]

really awesome

[@ekaalbatros9123]

Albatross birds beatiful and same with my name eka albatros

[@__-pl3jg]

This is great...Except they left out the part where sharks eat the ones who venture into the water as their friends watch in horror from the beach :-(

[@DavidKlemp]

Nice story, Chris.

[@pamsloan]

Chris. This is wonderful. For a kick... Try turning off the volume and watching the video to the new recording by Vulfpeck called Birdwatcher. It's Great!!!!

[@ts8957]

Awesome birds. I was a little boy and attacked me for my 🍟. Scared the hell out of me.

[@jackwest4906]

Did you ever lived there. In 1970 I lived as a child. My dad a naval officer. We lived almost 4 yrs. There was less than 1000 servicemen and their families. The single guys lived in barracks. It is odd that no people lives there besides contractors and fish and wildlife. When I lived there the island allows dogs but absoutly no cats or other mammals. I'm homesick please correspond soon

[@ts-je3yt]

No i have not been to midway island . Im from the east cost of canada . The bird attacked when i was like 5 years old in clearwater florida. 😎🕊🦅

[@khanumhafsa1666]

Is they are may be dangerous.. Or not..?? By the way i love their wings and eyes and specially... The name albetross ❤how much cool 💕

[@artisanvaporfrisco8105]

these birds need a romcom on NBC

[@tomturner9647]

As a Navy pilot in the 1970's was treated to the "gooney bird" show on the Midway beach during a fuel stop. The birds are great flyers but not very good at take-offs and landings.

[@jackwest4906]

I lived on midway almost 4 yrs. My dad a naval officer stationed there 1970. I was a kid and remember every little detail. Attended school at george cannon. 1200 servicemen and their families live here. And single men live in barracks. Every early morning I can hear trumpet rivalry and at night trumpet taps. I wish I could understand about the war. It explains all the rusty fighter planes scattered along the shoreline from the end of the airstrip to my dads naval office. Please correspond with me. These videos makes me homesick I think I recognize my house. My address there I d49 lol. Jaci

[@Bacoprah]

Hilarious! They all look like they're wearing terrible little wigs!

[@dylangeltzeiler946]

Thank goodness there wasn't any Tiger Sharks around. They eat fledgling Albatrosses that try to take to the air.

[@mercedesaug]

Neat

[@Herbert2892]

2:44 Overhead the albatroz hangs motionless upon the air... -▲

[@peacefullifetv5065]

I am so sorry for this bird.

[@YounaTuber]

1:41 "Hi, I'm Jesus. Nice to meet you."

[@sonicyears]

Albatross Wings. The birds wings are greatly big But there thin Nature Have some upsides and downsides. There wings make For good flyers but It greatly reduces drag but also reduces lift Also lives where it's lot of windy so it Fly good but if it wasn't windy And the wings wouldn't have enough left to take off and stay in the sky not Not much like eagles and other birds of prey cuz If From the area there lived there is no wind They have to evolve wings that have bigger flight feathers so they could fly in those conditions Cause it's that happened they have to go that

[@sonicyears]

Similar thing with hang gliders but no right feathers in of all things

[@experienceaccra2427]

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[@imoldgreggboosh3467]

How did they build a cage around these birds so f lanting could go inside for his captive photographs???

[@iluvjellybeans97]

0:27 !!! Lolz love the mohawk!!!

[@abdulsyahid2826]

0:27

[@wildsauu]

*omg* that one at 53 seems to wear sunglasses

[@judgementravijudgementravi9930]

👌👈🙏😄😃😀😍

[@judgementravijudgementravi9930]

🙏🙏🙏🙏 must Save da Innocents

[@iluvjellybeans97]

Hahaha yer it does! funny how he loses his balance and just sits....... :D

[@LittleFootFan4Ever]

lol

[@SoapySoul]

*and become a real bird* - WTF?

[@THDYoung]

"and become a real bird" --- too much schmaltz

[@homerpinson3904]

I couldn’t watch because of that awful mouth noise in the beginning 🤢😭

[@m.j.golden4522]

Stewardship, in the Christian tradition, implies protection. [Hu]Man should exist in harmony with the Earth, not work against it as is noted in Colossians 1:16-17 Plans to protect air and water, wilderness and wildlife are in fact plans to protect man. - Stewart Udall

[@therealxunil2]

What are you on about?