Chumming position inbetween Madeira, Desertas and Porto Santo, aiming for Storm Petrels. A rather cloudy and windy day but it was good fun again. I lost the count of Pterodroma's but there may have been 10 today! Some showed very well and could be identified as Fea's Petrel.
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| Fea's/Zino's Petrel |
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| Fea's Petrel approaching, following pictures are from the same bird |
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| note bill-structure |
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| Another bird, not sure which |
We could also enjoy 2 Great Shearwaters, they were attracted to the chum and came very close to the boat. Great birds!
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| Great Shearwater shearing the water |
At the end of the day a storm petrel suddenly showed; it flew by very close and it was a Madeiran Storm Petrel indeed! Hope to get better shots next time:-)
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| Why did Nikon abandon closest-object focus priority after the D200 series!? |
And of course there were many Cory's and Bulwers again!
