I swear I’m not a romantic, but Albatrosses!!!

 

I was looking at a picture with a huge ice structure with a bunch of sea lions around it. I thought that it was my favorite picture until Prof. Perl said it was time to go. I then realized that I didn’t go downstairs, so I quickly went to see the pictures there. I then came across this picture with two birds leaning on each other. Prof. Perl informed me that they are actually called Albatrosses and they mate for life. I was mesmerized by this fact, so I googled it and Salgado said “Their (the Albatrosses) behavior is very much like ours in that they build their houses, they protect their kids and they love each other—normally they live for life with their mates. They are forever together.” AWWWW!!!

The Albatrosses are located on the archipelago of Willis Islands in South Georgia and the ice looks like it is glistening. The scene is so serene and the two Albatrosses seem to be in love with each other. They are leaning on each other as humans do. They completely trust each other and seem to be enjoying each other’s company. I really couldn’t believe that these birds mate for life, so I researched some more information on them and how they choose their mate. The albatrosses face each other, patter their feet, each testing the other’s reflexes, and point their beaks at the sky. Then, they simultaneously scream and extend their wings. They touch their beaks together, throw their heads back, and scream again. It can take years to pick the right partner- you know, what we, humans, call “the one.” The two Albatrosses will continue to dance together until they have spent so much time together that their dance sequence is exactly the same. When this happens they are then ready to mate. It can take an Albatross up to 15 years to find their mate, but once they find him/her, that’s it, no more looking. Why can’t humans be like this? Why can’t we date for years and years until we know that this person is our true love and then when we are both ready, we get married, and then (here is the hard part) stay together forever. Why can’t humans be like Albatrosses? When I get a boyfriend, he better know what Albatrosses are and he better be intrigued by the fact that they stay together for life.

This scene makes me think that the two Albatrosses are on a date. This is clearly a perfect date, I mean look at that scenery. The angle at which the picture is taken, focuses on the two Albatrosses overlooking the scene. The Albatrosses are right near the camera so the person viewing the photo is first drawn in by them. You can see more ice in the distance and there are birds flying in the sky. The water and the sky look infinite; as though they continue on never-ending, just like the never-ending relationship of the Albatrosses. (I know, that was deep).