Yesterday I went for a delightful run on an oceanside trail out to Kaena Point, which is in the most northwestern tip of Hawaii’s Oahu island.

Looking back at the trail leading to Kaena Point, Oahu

Arriving at the point, I was greeted with the songs and curious mating dances of the Laysan Albatross, a bird that is recently making a comeback in this corner of the island, especially since the government erected a barrier fence to keep out predators and motorized vehicles.

Laysan Albatross, Kaena Point, Oahu, Hawaii

Here they are in action:

(sorry about the wind noise, I guess the wind was blowing right into the microphone since it really wasn’t that windy)

As a bonus, just when I was about to leave and run back, I spotted this whale breaching like nobody’s business:

Pretty cool.