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Giant Petrels are Awesome

January 23, 2013 by Duncan 1 Comment

The giant petrels are aptly named, massive lumbering fulmarine petrels as large as small albatrosses that terrorise the Southern Ocean. There are two species,...

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The Petrels of French Frigate Shoals

November 7, 2012 by Duncan 3 Comments

I seem to having my own mini petrel-event here on the blog recently, I think it must be anticipation of seeing some in a...

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Cape Pigeons

October 10, 2012 by Duncan 6 Comments

I’ve been thinking about petrels a lot since last week’s post, probably because I am planning a trip to the Otago Peninsula soon which...

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Amazing Diving Petrels

October 3, 2012 by Duncan 3 Comments

Spring is here with a vengeance and I took the opportunity to walk along the waterfront of Wellington Harbour yesterday evening after work to enjoy the...

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Review: Petrels, Albatrosses & Storm-Petrels of North America

March 1, 2012 by Alan 1 Comment

I’ve spent the odd hour sea-watching from both land and sea. I’ve sea-watched with some very experienced birders whose ability to identify species almost...

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Tubenose Taxonomy 101

November 10, 2011 by David 9 Comments

Tubenose. No, it’s not part of a Shakespearean insult. Tubenoses are seabirds that belong to an order called Procellariiformes (from a Latin word for...

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