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White-Faced Storm- Petrel
White-Faced Storm-Petrel
Habitat
Ocean
Location
East of Tasmania
Date taken
3rd December 2023
Scientific name
Pelagodroma marina
Equipment used
Canon R7 with 100-400mm lens
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A stunning set of photos of these pelagic birds! I especially like this one--the timing, pose and resolution. What a gem!

EDIT: Interesting--do you know why this individual has white and not light grey upper tail coverts? Is it a matter of exposure, i.e. were they greyish in the field?
 
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Category
Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
Added by
Michael Hooper
Date added
View count
331
Comment count
2

Image metadata

Device
Canon Canon EOS R7
Aperture
ƒ/6.3
Focal length
400.0 mm
Exposure time
1/2500 second(s)
ISO
1600
Filename
8V8A6947 WHITE-Faced Storm- Petrel At Sea Australia to New Zealand 3rd December 2022-6947.jpg
File size
860.2 KB
Date taken
Sat, 03 December 2022 1:10 PM
Dimensions
3424px x 2282px

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