A Southern Giant Petrel, Macronectes giganteus, on the beach at Salisbury Plain, South Georgia, Southern Ocean.

colony nesting colony breeding colony bird austral south atlantic antarctic sub antarctic southern ocean island british south georgia rugged beach brown pirate predator sit sitting rest resting hooked beak beak bill tame approachable salisbury plain giant petrel petrel southern giant petrel macronectes giganteus antarctic giant petrel giant fulmar stinker stinkpot bill beak eye beady sit sitting