Remains of dead albatross on North Pacific Island with bottle caps and other small pieces of plastic marine debris that were ingested by the bird.

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It is thought that albatrosses pick pieces of plastic up at sea because fish eggs collect around them. Young birds ingest the plastic when being fed by their parents.

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Size: 2850px × 2176px
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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