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The important thing is that I get to see albatrosses and he doesn’t. I mean, granted, he does live near the North Atlantic, the one ocean pretty much bereft of albatrosses (it wasn’t always that way, by the way). The Black-footed Albatross. Like all albatrosses Black-footed Albatrosses pair for life, unseen by Corey.
In comparison, what I call a true pelagic trip was one that had as ultimate prize storm petrels, shearwaters, jaegers, skuas, tropicbirds, albatrosses, and other unexpected surprises seldom seem near the coast. This trip took us about 31 miles off the coast. White-chinned Petrel. Pomarine Jaeger juvenile!, Elliot’s Storm-petrel at 10 am!
A Green-backed Honeybird by Markus Lilje courtesy of Rockjumper Birding Tours In the open oceans of the world, certain species of seafaring birds like albatrosses, petrels and shearwaters have very well developed olfactory glands. And more recent studies have shown that honeyguides can detect even well-hidden beeswax candles.
to the ongoing conservation of breeding Lesser Flamingos at Kimberley’s Kamfers Dam to the Albatross Task Force, which works with fishermen to find solutions to seabird bycatch (birds caught in fishermen’s nets). They range from the successful eradication of feral cats from Marion Island (hear that, Corey?)
It was somewhere after the Cassin’s Auklets and before the Black-footed Albatrosses that I realized I was doomed to be seasick no matter how many meds and ginger chews I ingest (and, no, the patch doesn’t work either). But, I saw the bird! I even managed to get a single photo. (9) 9) Cory’s Shearwater.
Aside from geese, various albatross, alcids, eagles, owls, cranes, swans and condors have life partners as well. We can’t very well ask these birds themselves or test this in a lab, but there is a large body of anecdotal evidence demonstrating that individuals of these species really can have feelings for one another.
When Corey asked us if we would like to compile a top ten this year instead of our one “best bird” I realised that his ALBATROSS would be the number one bird, but he obviously had some equally good birds that he wanted to give some credit to. Canada Geese , Greylag Geese and Eurasian Wigeon. Barnacle Goose.
There is much to enjoy and appreciate here and I only wish I could have tested out some of these species accounts in pelagic waters before writing about them (sadly, the 10,000 Birds pelagic to Antarctica was canceled this year). Species with complicated molts and plumages, like many of the gulls, albatrosses, and jaegers, get one page.
Bird Watchers and Technology A Way of Jungle Birding A Brief Interview with Al Levantin Best Bird of the Weekend (Fourth of August 2009) About the Author Mike Mike is a leading authority in the field of standardized test preparation, but what he really aspires to be is a naturalist. Whoa – gotta love that 6 foot wing span! Chicken Skin!
“I don’t know anyone else crazy enough to try 12s,” Dragan’s friend said when he was told that Dragan was about to test the Swarovski NL Pure 12×42 binoculars. Donna). ==. But craziness is not a requisite. Just like the ELs in 1999, the NL Pure series represents another significant milestone in birding optics.
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