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Common diving Petrel
Absolute_beginner

Common diving Petrel (Pelecanoides urinatrix)

This little thing has been captured in the Drake passage. The picture is not so nice but the bird is not seen very often. So tiny, you have to be very carefull if you want to spot it. Novembre 2018
Habitat
Southern ocean
Location
Drake passage
Date taken
2018/11/19
Scientific name
Pelecanoides urinatrix
Equipment used
Nikon D500 Nikon 200/500
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Another lovely Petrel fly by AB. Looks like you ran into a couple of different ones.
 
Indeed... during these last three years... quite a few pelagic cruises, spending all day on the outside deck watching around for some new bird !!
 
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What a wonderful find for you AB!!! This is the very first image of this species to come into the Gallery!!!

I've now uploaded it to The Opus article. Very well done and many thanks for sharing it with us.
 

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New Zealand, Southern Oceans, Antarctica
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