Liron Gertsman / 2025 Audubon Photography Awards

Magnificent frigatebirds. Grand Prize Winner. Teacapán, Sinaloa, Mexico.

Source: https://www.theatlantic.com/photography/archive/2025/09/winners-2025-natural-landscape-photography-awards/684334/
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Why #frigatebirds can't float? https://www.audubon.org/news/why-frigatebirds-cant-float

The #seabirds can stay aloft over the open #ocean for months, but they don't really have a choice. Their #feathers — unlike those of nearly all other sea #birds — are not #waterproof. Instead, the #frigatebird is a master of staying aloft. Tracking devices placed on frigatebirds near #Madagascar showed that they often stay in the air for a month and half at a time.

Why Frigatebirds Can't Float

The seabirds can stay aloft over the open ocean for months, but they don't really have a choice.

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