South Africa juvenile
A bird you should see on S African Pelagics
Feb 17 2020
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Italy
Jul 10 2009
adult
A close-up of an adult Cory's Shearwater incubating. The "tubenose" structure is characteristic of this order of seabirds and serves to expel salt accumulated while diving!
Jul 14 2014
Jul 10 2009
adult
It is a real treat to have the opportunity to study these birds. To reach their nests you have to climb up the cliffs for about 15 meters and then enter a huge cave where the nests are scattered. The birds don't move in the presence of the researchers, probably they don't perceive us as predators! While one of the parents stays with the chick, the other one is out looking for food for 1-2 days. When the chicks are older they are left alone during the day and both parents are out looking for food, and come back only during the night!
Jul 14 2014
Jul 29 2012
Linosa island hosts the second largest Cory's (ssp. Scopoli's) Shearwater colony in the Mediterranean, with around 10000 pairs. The picture is not so good but shows them during their rafting. Around sunset, the birds gather together just outside the colony an will wait there until the moon goes down. No shearwater attends their nests when the moon is still shining! This is done chiefly to avoid predation.
Jul 1 2014