Location
Kaikoura, South Island
New Zealand
Metadata
Make Canon EOS 7D
Lens Canon EF 100-400 mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
at 160 mm
Exposure 1/1000, f/6.3, ISO 400
Image size 800 x 534 pixels
IOC Names
Order Procellariiformes Family Procellariidae
Deutsch Hallsturmvogel Dutch Noordelijke Reuzenstormvogel
Italian Ossifraga del nord Spanish Abanto-marino Subantártico
Comments
Giant petrels dive little; they are surface feeders, often settling on the water. At night they devour squid that rise to the surface; during the day they take schooling fish; garbage from ships; wounded, exhausted, or dead birds; and carrion, including the flesh of dead whales and other cetaceans.
procellariiform. (2011). Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica Ultimate Reference Suite. Chicago: Encyclopædia Britannica. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant_petrel
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Northern Giant Petrel |
Jean-Michel PAULUS
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