Black-footed Albatross

	Also known as the Black Goony, the Black-footed Albatross breed in smaller numbers on the island, preferring the edges near the ocean, As you can see from the photos, the Laysan Albatross also inhabits these areas. The Black-footed performs a similar mating dance to the Laysan.
One big difference between Black-footed dance is the outstretched wings rather than the preen under a single wing like the Laysan.
	Sky pointed is a part of the Black-footed dance.
Laysan and Black-footed chicks are very alike at this stage. The Black-footed chick has darker more rubber looking feet. This photo is of a Black-footed chick.
	Black-footed adults feed their chicks in a manner very like the Laysan. The chick pecks at the adults peak to start the regurgitation process.
As the adult's mouth opens the chick places their peak sideways acoross the parent beak to catch the regugitated food.
	This bird appears to be a hybrid Laysan X Black-footed Albatross