One of my favorite things to see come across my screens each year: the US Fish and Wildlife Service has announced that Wisdom has returned to her mating grounds on Midway Atoll.

Wisdom is at least 71 years old, the oldest verified wild bird of any species. She has raised more than 30 chicks. She has flown the circumference of the Earth over 120 times. She is the closest the seabird world gets to a celebrity, and the only royalty I recognize. Long live the Queen.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wisdom_(albatross)

Wisdom (albatross) - Wikipedia

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She has not been spotted this December. Her most recent spotting was December 2022.

https://www.fws.gov/story/2022-12/wisdom-worlds-oldest-known-wild-bird-returns-midway-atoll

Wisdom, the World’s Oldest Known Wild Bird, Returns to Midway Atoll | U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

FWS.gov

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Links are always an important part of posts. Thanks!