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The whale catcher ship Petrel on display at the abandoned and recently restored whaling station at Grytviken, South Georgia, UK Overseas Protectorate
Juvenile magnificent frigatebird (Fregata magnificens) attacking an Elliot's storm petrel (Oceanites gracilis galapagoensis), Punta Pitt, San Cristobal Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, South America
Northern giant petrel (Macronectes halli) posturing over dead fur seal carcass, Gold Harbour, South Georgia, South Atlantic Ocean, Polar Regions
Adult northern giant petrel, Macronectes halli, on nest in tussock grass at Elsehul, South Georgia Island, Atlantic Ocean
Northern giant petrel (Macronectes halli) posturing over dead fur seal carcass, Gold Harbour, South Georgia, South Atlantic Ocean, Polar Regions
Northern giant petrel (Macronectes halli) fighting over dead fur seal carcass, Gold Harbour, South Georgia, South Atlantic Ocean, Polar Regions
Juvenile magnificent frigatebird (Fregata magnificens) attacking an Elliot's storm petrel (Oceanites gracilis galapagoensis), Punta Pitt, San Cristobal Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, South America
Northern giant petrel (Macronectes halli) feeding on dead fur seal carcass, Gold Harbour, South Georgia, South Atlantic Ocean, Polar Regions
Adult white-chinned petrel (Procellaria aequinoctialis), off Kaikoura, South Island, New Zealand, Pacific
Adult Antarctic petrel (Thalassoica antarctica) in flight, Drake Passage, Antarctica, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions
Northern giant petrel (Macronectes halli) fighting over dead fur seal carcass, Gold Harbour, South Georgia, South Atlantic Ocean, Polar Regions
Adult cape (pintado) petrel (Daption capense) in flight, Drake Passage, Antarctica, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions
Northern giant petrel (Macronectes halli) fighting over dead fur seal carcass, Gold Harbour, South Georgia, South Atlantic Ocean, Polar Regions
Adult Galapagos Petrel (Pterodroma phaeopygia) nesting on the upslope grasslands of Santa Cruz Island in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, Ecuador. MORE INFO The local name for this species is 'Patapegada.'
Southern giant petrel (Macronectes giganteus) in flight against the sun near South Georgia, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions
Southern giant petrel (Macronectes giganteus) cleaning itself on the water, South Georgia, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions
Southern giant petrel (Macronectes giganteus) with blood-covered head, taking off at Volunteer Point, Falkland Islands, South America
Southern giant petrel (Macronectes giganteus) in flight against the sun near South Georgia, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions
Southern giant petrel (Macronectes giganteus) in flight against the sun near South Georgia, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions
Northern giant petrel (Macronectes halli) threat display on the beach at Stromness, South Georgia, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions
Northern giant petrel (Macronectes halli) attempting to eat a king penguin chick (Aptenodytes patagonicus), Gold Harbour, South Georgia, Polar Regions
Adult spectacled petrel (Procellaria conspicillata) in flight near Nightingale Island, part of the Tristan da Cunha Group, South Atlantic Ocean
Southern giant petrel (Macronectes giganteus) in flight against the sun near South Georgia, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions
Southern giant petrel (Macronectes giganteus), feeding on a sheep carcass at West Point Island, Falkland Islands, South America
Northern giant petrel (Macronectes halli) amongst king penguin chicks at Gold Harbour, South Georgia, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions
Northern giant petrel (Macronectes halli) amongst king penguin chicks at Gold Harbour, South Georgia, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions
A rare white morph of the southern giant petrel (Macronectes giganteus), English Strait, Antarctica, Polar Regions
Northern giant petrel (Macronectes halli) threat display while feeding on elephant seal pup carcass at Stromness, South Georgia, Polar Regions
Adult snow petrel (Pagodroma nivea nivea), in flight near the Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions
Adult snow petrel (Pagodroma nivea nivea), in flight near the Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions
Snow petrel (Pagodroma nivea) in flight against a dark blue sea, South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands, Polar Regions
An adult northern giant petrel (Macronectes halli) in flight in the Drake Passage, Argentina, South America
Southern Giant Petrel (Macronectes giganteus), moss covered rock, Torgersen Island, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica, Polar Regions
An adult northern giant petrel (Macronectes halli) in flight in the Drake Passage, Argentina, South America
Cape petrel flying over iceberg near Coronation Island, South Orkney Islands, Antarctica, Polar Regions
Adult cape petrel (Daption capense) flying in gale force winds in the Drake Passage, Antarctica, Polar Regions
Female northern giant petrel (Macronectes halli), ringed on South Georgia and photographed years later off Bristol Island, South Sandwich Islands, Polar Regions
Close-up of a flying Cape petrel (Daption capense), South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, Polar Regions
An adult snow petrel (Pagodroma nivea), in flight in Duse Bay, Weddell Sea, Antarctica, Polar Regions
An Antarctic petrel (Thalassoica antarctica), in flight at sea on the way to Peter I Island, Antarctica, Polar Regions
A curious adult cape petrel (Daption capense), Lindblad Cove, Trinity Peninsula, Antarctica, Polar Regions
Northern giant petrel (Macronectes halli) resting in grassland above the sea, Grytviken, South Georgia, Polar Regions
Adult cape petrel (Daption capense) flying in gale force winds in the Drake Passage, Antarctica, Polar Regions
A curious adult cape petrel (Daption capense), Lindblad Cove, Trinity Peninsula, Antarctica, Polar Regions
Adult Antarctic petrel (Thalassoica antarctica) in flight in the Drake Passage, Antarctica, Polar Regions
An adult Antarctic petrel (Thalassoica antarctica), flying near a light-mantled albatross in the Drake Passage, Antarctica, Polar Regions
A curious adult cape petrel (Daption capense), Lindblad Cove, Trinity Peninsula, Antarctica, Polar Regions
Adult Wilson's storm petrel (Oceanites oceanicus), surface feeding at Grytviken, South Georgia, Polar Regions
Adult cape petrel (Daption capense) flying in gale force winds in the Drake Passage, Antarctica, Polar Regions
Southern giant petrel (Macronectes giganteus) flying low over the sea at Port William, Falkland Islands, South America
A Wandering Albatross; Diomedea exulans, the bird with the largest wing span on the planet, at around 11 feet 6 inches, flying in the Drake Passage, Sub-Antarctic.
Cape Petrel (Daption capense) soaring in the Drake Passage, Southern Ocean, Antarctica, Polar Regions
Southern giant petrel (macronectes giganteus) gold harbour, south georgia, close-up of head, portrait, beak open.
A Southern Giant Petrel, Macronectes giganteus, on the beach at Gold Harbour, South Georgia, Southern Ocean.
Southern giant petrel (macronectes giganteus) gold harbour, south georgia, flying along cliff edge searching for food.
A Southern Giant Petrel, Macronectes giganteus, on the beach at Salisbury Plain, South Georgia, Southern Ocean.
Adult Bulwer's Petrel (Bulweria bulwerii) in flight just south of The Madeira Islands, Portugal in the North Atlantic Ocean
Wilson's storm-petrel (Oceanites oceanicus) daintily feeding in the calm waters of Neko Harbour on the Antarctic Peninsula
Adult Bulwer's Petrel (Bulweria bulwerii) in flight just south of The Madeira Islands, Portugal in the North Atlantic Ocean
Southern Giant Petrel (Macronectes giganteus) taking flight near the Antarctic Peninsula, Southern Ocean
Wilson's storm-petrel (Oceanites oceanicus) daintily feeding in the calm waters of Neko Harbour on the Antarctic Peninsula
Adult Bulwer's Petrel (Bulweria bulwerii) in flight just south of The Madeira Islands, Portugal in the North Atlantic Ocean
Adult snow petrel (Pagodroma nivea) on the wing in Crystal Sound below the Antarctic Circle, close to the Antarctic peninsula
Southern Giant Petrel (Macronectes giganteus) and Northern Giant Petrel (Macronectes halli) tearing apart an Antarctic fur seal pup in the water at Grytviken on South Georgia, Southern Atlantic Ocean
Adult snow petrel (Pagodroma nivea) on the wing in Crystal Sound below the Antarctic Circle, close to the Antarctic peninsula
Adult cape petrel (Daption capense) on the wing in and around the Antarctic peninsula. This petrel is sometimes also called the pintado petrel, the word pintado meaning "painted" in Spanish.
Northern giant petrel (Macronectes halli) fighting over the scavenging rights to a dead elephant seal pup at St. Andrews Bay on South Georgia Island, Southern Ocean
Wilson's storm-petrel (Oceanites oceanicus) daintily feeding in the calm waters of Neko Harbour on the Antarctic Peninsula
Adult Bulwer's Petrel (Bulweria bulwerii) in flight just south of The Madeira Islands, Portugal in the North Atlantic Ocean
Southern Giant Petrel (Macronectes giganteus) and Northern Giant Petrel (Macronectes halli) tearing apart an Antarctic fur seal pup in the water at Grytviken on South Georgia, Southern Atlantic Ocean
Northern giant petrel (Macronectes halli) fighting over the scavenging rights to a dead elephant seal pup at Royal Harbor on South Georgia Island, Southern Ocean
Adult cape petrel (Daption capense) on the wing in and around the Antarctic peninsula. This petrel is sometimes also called the pintado petrel, the word pintado meaning "painted" in Spanish.
Southern Giant Petrels (Macronectes giganteus) attacking and eventually killing an imperial rock shag (Phalacrocorax atriceps) on a tiny offshore reef in the Beagle Channel outside Ushuaia, Argentina
Southern Giant Petrel (Macronectes giganteus) on the wing in and around the Antarctic Peninsula. (rr)
Adult Bulwer's Petrel (Bulweria bulwerii) in flight just south of The Madeira Islands, Portugal in the North Atlantic Ocean
Southern Giant Petrels (Macronectes giganteus) attacking and eventually killing an imperial rock shag (Phalacrocorax atriceps) on a tiny offshore reef in the Beagle Channel outside Ushuaia, Argentina
Adult Bulwer's Petrel (Bulweria bulwerii) in flight just south of The Madeira Islands, Portugal in the North Atlantic Ocean
Southern Giant Petrel (Macronectes giganteus) on the water around the Antarctic Peninsula. Note the light coloration of the plumage of this animal.