Wedge-tailed Shearwater (Puffinus pacificus)

photographed on muttonbird island coffs harbour new south wales
Muttonbird Island is a great spot for watching birds up close; it’s one of the only easily-accessible places in NSW where the migratory wedge-tailed shearwater nests. It is also an important Aboriginal place, harbouring stories of the Dreaming and a wealth of traditional resources.

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Ferdy Christant

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Awesome species intro and a great story. What does "the Dreaming" mean? Posted 11 years ago

Jef braund

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Hi Ferdy ,The Dreaming for Australian Indigenous people sometimes referred to as the Dreamtime is when the Ancestral Beings moved across the land and created life and significant geographic features. Dreaming stories pass on important knowledge, cultural values and belief systems to later generations. Through song, dance, painting and storytelling which express the dreaming stories, Aborigines have maintained a link with the Dreaming from ancient times to today Posted 11 years ago
1. Claire Hamilton
  
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  Very interesting, thanks WonW! Posted 11 years ago

The Wedge-tailed Shearwater

The Wedge-tailed Shearwater is a medium-large shearwater in the seabird family Procellariidae. It is one of the shearwater species that is sometimes referred to as a Muttonbird, like the Sooty Shearwater of New Zealand and the Short-tailed Shearwater of Australia. It ranges across from throughout the tropical Pacific and Indian Ocean roughly between latitudes 35°N and 35°S. It breeds in islands such as off Japan, the Islas Revillagigedo, the Hawaiian Islands, the Seychelles and off Western Australia.

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Similar species: Petrels And Albatrosses

Species identified by Jef braund