Sooty shearwater (Ardenna grisea)

Mor Braz, Bretagne, France. Aug 20, 2021

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Thibaud Aronson

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I'm back!

I'll have more pelagic photos (and more) to upload soon, from my last trip to the Canaries, but I gotta finish this batch first!

I am in absolute awe of tubenoses (Procellariiforms, i.e. petrels, shearwaters, storm-petrels, and albatrosses). These birds literally have entire oceans as their playgrounds. This fellow, which I saw off the coast of France, breeds in Patagonia! Posted 3 years ago, modified 3 years ago
1. Claire Hamilton
  
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  Good to see you back, and with another great photo! Can't wait to see what more you have.
  Quite incredible how far some birds migrate, it's astonishing. Posted 3 years ago
2. 1. Thibaud Aronson
    
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    Thanks Claire! Did you ever go on a pelagic birding trip out of Cape Town? It was where I fell in love with pelagics! Posted 3 years ago
  2. 1. Claire Hamilton
      
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      No, but I wish I had. Still, moving to North Wales soon, so hopefully get over to Anglesey during breeding season! Posted 3 years ago
    2. 1. Thibaud Aronson
        
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        Excellent! That means puffins!!!! (I've seen them at sea a couple times, but never had the pleasure of visiting a colony) Posted 3 years ago
      2. Claire Hamilton
        
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        I know...puffins!!! I can't wait! Posted 3 years ago
3. Ferdy Christant
  
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  That's amazing! Welcome back! Posted 3 years ago
4. 1. Thibaud Aronson
    
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    Thanks Ferdy :) Posted 3 years ago

NattyOne

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Great shot Thibaud Posted 3 years ago
1. Thibaud Aronson
  
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  Thanks Natty! Posted 3 years ago

The Sooty shearwater

The sooty shearwater is a medium-large shearwater in the seabird family Procellariidae. ''Ardenna'' was first used to refer to a seabird by Italian naturalist Ulisse Aldrovandi in 1603, and ''grisea'' is medieval Latin for "grey".

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Similar species: Petrels And Albatrosses

Species identified by Thibaud Aronson