Cory's shearwater @ nest entrance

Posted by Alexandre Vaz on Sun Jan 30, 2005 5:26 pm

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Long time ago I posted a different image from this series.

I know some of will dislike the double catchlight (but I don't clone this things out), and I have to agree that all that darkness behind the bird is a little to much. But I still love the funny looking face of this guys. I must confess I always have a blast when I'm with wild creatures that tolerate human presence like this.

Thanks for looking and commenting.

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by whf4 on Sun Jan 30, 2005 5:46 pm

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Nice tubenose. i believe these structures are modified tear ducts which allow rthe animal to excrete concentrated salt.... whcih si why they can drink sea water and we can't.

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by Chris Kayler on Sun Jan 30, 2005 8:34 pm

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Great shot of an intersting bird! That's interesting about their nose!

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by Mike Wilson on Sun Jan 30, 2005 9:14 pm

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Great look at that bill and the the calm expression is amazing. How close were you and what lens were you using? The dark bg is unfortunate but to see this firsthand would be a blast.

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by KK Hui on Mon Jan 31, 2005 12:24 am

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Wish I could see the the rest of the bird ...
Thanks for sharing this interesting bird image! :roll:

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by Kim Steininger on Mon Jan 31, 2005 4:30 am

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Cool shot of a bird most of us will never see at this close distance!

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by Alexandre Vaz on Mon Jan 31, 2005 11:30 am

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How close were you and what lens were you using?

I don't remember which focal length I was using but you can get as close as this

Actuaaly, I could pet the shearwater if I wanted to.

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by Michael Dossett on Mon Jan 31, 2005 12:36 pm

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Thats REALLY cool. I like the shot with you right next tot he bird too. I wonder if that darkness could be made not quite so bad with the shadow/highlight tool? Its really my only complaint about the image. Nice stuff!

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by Mike Wilson on Mon Jan 31, 2005 12:37 pm

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Incredible Alexandre!! Now that's a tame bird. Thanks for sharing this.

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by Tomasz on Tue Feb 01, 2005 12:39 am

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Nice shot of very interesting bird!

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by Alexandre Vaz on Tue Feb 01, 2005 4:36 am

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Incredible Alexandre!! Now that's a tame bird.

And the good news is that this individual wasn't the exception. Most pelagic birds allow this kind of interaction, specially during the night.

Thanks for all your comments.

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