Location
South of Montauk, Atlantic Ocean, NY
USA
Metadata
Make Canon EOS 7D
Lens Canon EF 100-400 mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
at 400 mm
Exposure 1/1250, f/11.0, ISO 640
Image size 800 x 533 pixels
IOC Names
Order Procellariiformes Family Hydrobatidae
Deutsch Buntfuß-Sturmschwalbe Dutch Wilsons Stormvogeltje
Italian Uccello delle tempeste di Wilson Spanish Paíño de Wilson
Comments
This petrel is one of the most abundant birds in the world, counting more than 50 million pairs. It nest in islands in the Antarctic continent but extends northward during austral winter. It was named after the Scottish-American poet, ornitologist and illustrator Alexander Wilson (1766-1813), who is considered as the greatest American ornithologist before Audubon.
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| 20/07/2014 |
Wilson's Storm Petrel |
Jean-Michel PAULUS
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