NC3372 : "Ringing" a Storm Petrel by Cape Wrath

3 km from Inshore, Highland, Great Britain

"Ringing" a Storm Petrel by Cape Wrath
"Ringing" a Storm Petrel by Cape Wrath
These tiny, swallow-like birds fly with a non stop wing action and fly in the most atrocious conditions close to the surface of the sea. They nest in burrows and lay a single egg.
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NC3372, 4 images   (more nearby - lo-fi)
Photographer
Des Colhoun   (find more nearby)
Image classification
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Date Taken
Tuesday, 8 May, 1990   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 6 April, 2008
Category
Birds   (more nearby)
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NC 337 721 [100m precision]
WGS84: 58:36.3430N 4:51.8046W
Photographer Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NC 337 721
View Direction
East-northeast (about 67 degrees)
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