![]() Excavations of Aleut and Eskimo settlements reveal many albatross bones and suggest that the birds were an important part of human diet in the region. The Laysan albatross was important to the indigenous hunters of the northern seas. Some albatross species were heavily hunted for feathers that were used as down and in the manufacture of women's hats. Albatrosses have a special place in maritime lore and superstition, most memorably evoked in Samuel Taylor Coleridge's The Rime of the Ancient Mariner. DietĪlbatrosses feed primarily on squid or schooling fish, but are familiar to mariners because they sometimes follow ships in hopes of dining on handouts or garbage. Young albatrosses may fly within three to ten months, depending on the species, but then leave the land behind for some five to ten years until they themselves reach sexual maturity. Mating pairs produce a single egg and take turns caring for it. They are rarely seen on land and gather only to breed, at which time they form large colonies on remote islands. ![]() These long-lived birds have reached a documented 50 years of age. Albatrosses drink salt water, as do some other sea birds. They also float on the sea's surface, though the position makes them vulnerable to aquatic predators. Albatrosses use their formidable wingspans to ride the ocean winds and sometimes to glide for hours without rest or even a flap of their wings. These feathered giants have the longest wingspan of any bird-up to 11 feet! The wandering albatross is the biggest of some two dozen different species. And we never have to forget.An albatross aloft can be a spectacular sight. Nothing is perfect, but we have to get through and power on. ![]() But all I can do is move on, and know that she loves me and I love her flaws and all, and that is enough. I kept telling myself, our relationship will get better when X, or I will try harder later. Maybe things that were always lingering with a thought of "we can fix that later." Maybe that is why Simon took this particular loss so hard. Also seems like their was some sort of strain on their relationship, maybe things that could have been different. I know Simon wrote this for a friend that died, and it makes perfect sense. ![]() I could sense her saying to me, "you will be okay, life will go on" through this song. I was looking for a song to use for her picture slideshow and this was perfect. I always thought I "got" what it was saying, but it never made more sense as when my Mom passed away. This has always been my favorite Duran Duran song, and my Mom's as well. African Grey Parrots are gray with red tail feathers. As its name suggests, this species is found in Africa, in the countries of Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan, and Uganda. I guess we all live and learn, it was really hard to hear these lyrics at that time. African Grey Parrots are magnificent and critically endangered species. I guess we all live and learn, it was really hard to hear these lyrics at that time. Ours truly was just a little sorrow, but man did it hurt. Well, I moved on, found my place in the world, got married, and lived happily ever after, she did as well. I had to find my "Ordinary World" so to speak. I knew I screwed up, I knew I would never see her again, and I knew that some how I had to learn from this huge mistake, move on, and be a better person after learning this lesson. I lost the person I love and my best friend as well, because I did something so amazingly wrong. It was the first time I really listened to the words. I remember being in a hotel room, waiting for my new apartment to be ready, and this video came on. it forever became the anthem of this screwed up time in my life in upstate new york. This song was just coming out at the time, and I saw the video. This song brings back a very sad time in my life.ģ days before I was supposed to get married, it all blew up. I turned on the lights, the TV, and the radio Came in from a rainy Thursday on the avenue
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