Fulmar Prion


Posted by Cindy Marple on Tue Jan 18, 2022 8:13 pm

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Fulmar Prion
Bounty Islands
D850, 400mm, 1/3200, f/9, ISO800

Prions are a family of medium-sized sea birds that all have the distinctive black "M" marking across the wings and back.  They nest in large numbers on the Bounty Islands, where we had some decent photo opportunities with the multitudes of birds coming and going.  Most of the time they stay fairly far away from the ship and are hard to get decent images.  The land in the background is one of the islands. 
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by SantaFeJoe on Tue Jan 18, 2022 10:44 pm
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My wife says it looks like a Longhorn when turned with the tail to the bottom!

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by clement on Wed Jan 19, 2022 12:00 am
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What a magnificent looking bird and a wonderful picture of it..
 

by david fletcher on Wed Jan 19, 2022 2:05 am
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Striking wing markings on this beauty. Nicely done Cindy.
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by Cynthia Crawford on Wed Jan 19, 2022 7:01 am
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Beautiful shot showing off that lovely chevron on the wings. Nice head turn too. How wonderful to have traveled to see this. :)
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by peter makuch on Wed Jan 19, 2022 3:52 pm
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nice one to get him in the banking position to see all the details, good one CINDY.
 

by Carol Clarke on Thu Jan 20, 2022 5:39 am
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Perfect banking pose to show off the distinctive markings!

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by ADKShooter on Fri Jan 21, 2022 4:23 pm
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Nice looking shot that perfectly captures your description. Well done.
 

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