ML173802131

Age

Not specified

Sex

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Observation details

Conservative estimate of large number of birds at a distance out on the ocean, both sitting on the water and swirling over the water. Click on the image below for a Flickr video: https://neotropical.birds.cornell.edu/Species-Account/nb/species/sooshe/overview https://www.montereybayaquarium.org/animal-guide/birds/sooty-shearwater Shearwaters get their name from their flying behavior – they skim the surface of the ocean, often in large groups (collectively known an "improbability" of Shearwaters). ---The Sooty Shearwater is one of the most common seabirds in the world and easily the most common member of its genus. They breed in enormous colonies in both the south Pacific and Atlantic Oceans on islands off southeast Australia, New Zealand and Tierra del Fuego (South America) where certain breeding congregations can exceed 2.5 million pairs. --- Among the long-distance champions of the animal world, Sooty Shearwaters undertake a remarkable migration. Every year, the winged wayfarers fly 40,000 miles (64,000 km) round-trip, tracing a figure-eight path from breeding sites in the Southern Hemisphere to richer feeding sites in the North Pacific Ocean. ---The species is also the only shearwater that can be legally harvested in New Zealand, with the native Maoris taking up to 250,000 chicks for food, soap and oil.

Technical information

Model

Canon PowerShot SX50 HS

ISO

125

Focal length

215 mm

Flash

Flash did not fire, auto

f-stop

f/6.5

Shutter speed

1/160 sec

Dimensions

2816 pixels x 1584 pixels

Original file size

947.68 KB