The bonds between albatrosses can last decades, and every year they return to this colony. | National Geographic

10K views · 335 reactions | Join rangers from the New Zealand Department of Conservation for a nest check at the Northern Royal Albatross Cam nest. Watch LIVE at AllAboutBirds.org/Albatross | Bird Cams | Facebook

The Royal Albatross egg could begin hatching at any moment! Here, a ranger stops in on the morning of January 21 to examine the egg while the incubating adult (the male, named OGK) supervises. The #RoyalCam egg is expected to hatch around January 27, but it may occur 1–2 days earlier or later. Reports are that peeping was heard inside the egg! When a Northern Royal Albatross egg enters the hatching window, rangers from the New Zealand Department of Conservation begin daily checks at the nest to