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 Species: Northern Fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis) Photographer: James McIntyre Date: August, 2000 Location: St. Paul, Pribilof Islands, AK Equipment: Canon EOS-1VHS; EF 100-400 mm f/4-5.6L IS USM + 1.4x I TE, handheld Evaluative Metering: 0 Film: Fuji Provia 100F Scanner: Nikon Super Coolscan 4000 ED with LaserSoft SilverFast Ai Software v6.0.1r28 (IT8 calibrated) Seabirds such as albatrosses, petrels and fulmars spend most of their lives on the open ocean. These "tubenoses" drink salt water freely but must excrete excess salt to avoid overloading their kidneys and renal system. The excess sodium is carried in the blood stream to a nasal gland in their prominent nostril tubes, where it is concentrated and discharged. This photo was taken one evening at "High Bluffs" on the western coast of St. Paul Island in the Pribilofs. The winds had shifted to onshore and the Kittiwakes and Fulmars were riding the updrafts, hovering almost motionless at the edge of the cliffs. Even the stubby-winged Puffins were enjoying the free ride. Northern Fulmars have two color phases - light and dark. This bird may be an intermediate morph. They glide over the sea on their long, narrow wings with a stiff-winged beat, bills held downward at a 45-degree angle to search for food. |
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Sorry, James!
This was shot in 2000. I'm not even sure Canon had a digital camera out then. Noone in our group had one.
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