#petrels

[antiqueanimals]

Black-capped petrel (Pterodroma hasitata)

\Part of a collection of watercolors by "M. Rabié" for St. Domingue Oiseaux. Dated 1766.

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[na-bird-of-the-day]

BOTD: Bermuda Petrel

Photo: Miguel A Mejias, PhD.

"Endangered Atlantic Ocean seabird that nests on Bermuda and disperses widely when not breeding. When not nesting, it can only be seen far from land, where it often flies in swooping arcs with little flapping. Locally known as 'Cahow', it very nearly went extinct in the mid-twentieth century, but was returned from the brink largely due to the heroic efforts of local conservationists."

- eBird

[snototter]

A wandering albatross (Diomedea exulans) chick sits in it's nest in South Georgia, Antarctica

by Laurence Green

[blogbirdfeather]

European Storm Petrel - Alma-de-mestre (Hydrobates pelagicus)

Lisbon/Portugal (13/06/2024)

[Nikon D500; AF-S Nikkor 500mm F5,6E PF ED VR; 1/2500s; F5,6; 400 ISO]

[pridewishes]

♔ || PUFFIN & PETREL ICONS

250x250 || transfem || bordered circle

like / rb + credit + read dni if using

requested by anon !!

[awdragon-awd]

storm petrel ghost sailor man. if you saw me post this earlier no you didn’t.

not sure if i’ll make him a full fledged oc yet we’ll see how annoying he is to redraw.

[edinzphoto]

The Light Fantastic

Enjoying a rare sunset with Grey petrels on Antipodes island.

The end of a long day of census blocks, walking in lines over lumpy, orifice-infested vegetation. Wind riffling up the slopes of the southern end of Antipodes island, tossing golden tussocks with a chill sou-wester. Add to that a few thousand Kuia / Grey petrels returning from the sea, and low golden light in a rare patch of clarity, and you have something that is still fizzing in my blood…

[astralarchilocus]

Petrels as a whole and storm petrels especially are extremely cool. That is all

[sazkus]

basically the whole point they took over the radio tower

redraw of this meme that is going around!

[shuaida233]

[frippp]

I made a poster with a random selection of seabird courtship rituals!

how the heck did this post do so well?!? anyways as i said if it got popular i would slap it on redbubble i did that, thank you all for all the notes and comments! https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/154720777?asc=u

[na-bird-of-the-day]

BOTD: Cook's Petrel

Photo: James Bailey

"Breeding on islands around New Zealand, this petrel ranges over vast distances in the Pacific Ocean. Since the late 1970s, research cruises have revealed that Cook's Petrel occurs regularly off our west coast -- but so far offshore that it is seldom seen on ordinary one-day birding boat trips, let alone from shore."

- Audubon Field Guide

[snototter]

A white chinned petrel (Procellaria aequinoctialis) in Iquique, Chile

by Paul Ellis

[blogbirdfeather]

European Storm Petrel - Alma-de-mestre (Hydrobates pelagicus)

Lisbon/Portugal (13/06/2024)

[Nikon D500; AF-S Nikkor 500mm F5,6E PF ED VR; 1/2500s; F5,6; 400 ISO]

[ornithological]

i forgot i made this but i am extra feeling it today <3