Two Laysan Albatrosses preening each other during courtship on Midway Atoll in the north Pacific, closeup. Phoebastria immutabilis

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Size: 2208px × 2760px
Location: Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge & Battle of Midway National Memorial, Hawaiian Islands, USA
Photo credit: © Rosanne Tackaberry / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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