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Parkinson's Petrel
A lovely petrel, which breeds on only two islands off New Zealand, and disperses to the waters of Central and northern South America after breeding.
Habitat
Open ocean
Location
10 miles off the coast of Los Órganos, Piura, nw Peru.
Date taken
Apr 16, 2022
Scientific name
Procellaria parkinsoni
Equipment used
Canon r6, 100-500 mm lens
Shutter speed, aperture & ISO
1/1000s f/14 ISO 2000
Thanks! I took something like a thousand pitures on that outing, a few were bound to come out alright!
 
Thanks! I took something like a thousand pitures on that outing, a few were bound to come out alright!
I got to cheat with some Galapagos Shearwaters--they landed on our boat, Peregrine.😉
 
Opus Editor
An excellent image Sir! One that will make it's way into the Opus article for the species soon.

Thank you for sharing it with us.
 
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Supporter
Wonderful work Thibaud!!! What an experience that must have been.

Thanks so much for sharing this petrel with us my friend.
 

Media information

Category
Central & South America & Mexico
Added by
Thibaud
Date added
View count
395
Comment count
10

Image metadata

Device
Canon Canon EOS R6
Aperture
ƒ/14
Focal length
500.0 mm
Exposure time
1/1000 second(s)
ISO
2000
Filename
2S6A1910-SharpenAI-Focus.jpg
File size
571.3 KB
Date taken
Sat, 16 April 2022 8:15 AM
Dimensions
1722px x 1148px

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