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Great Shearwater![]() Size: 43-51 cm; wing span 0.95-1.22 m Weight: 830 g (average) |
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ADULT |
Sex unknown |
Full-frontal view of a Great Shearwater
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Off Sagres, Algarve, Portugal, October 2023]
Frontal view of a Great Shearwater spreading its wings
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Off Sagres, Algarve, Portugal, October 2023]
Near-frontal view of a Great Shearwater
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Off Sagres, Algarve, Portugal, October 2023]
Near-frontal view of a preening Great Shearwater
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Off Sagres, Algarve, Portugal, October 2023]
Lateral view of a Great Shearwater
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Off Sagres, Algarve, Portugal, October 2023]
Two lateral views of one and the same Great Shearwater taken
within a second of each other, showing how their appearance
can be affected by changing light conditions
(photos courtesy of J. Pires)
[Off Sagres, Algarve, Portugal, October 2023]
Lateral view of a Great Shearwater preparing for take-off
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Off Sagres, Algarve, Portugal, October 2023]
Lateral view of a Great Shearwater preparing for take-off
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Off Sagres, Algarve, Portugal, October 2023]
Lateral view of a Great Shearwater at take-off (1 of 2)
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Off Sagres, Algarve, Portugal, October 2023]
Lateral view of a Great Shearwater at take-off (2 of 2)
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Off Sagres, Algarve, Portugal, October 2023]
Lateral/near-dorsal view of 2 Great Shearwaters
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Off Sagres, Algarve, Portugal, October 2023]
Near-dorsal view of a Great Shearwater spreading its wings
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Off Sagres, Algarve, Portugal, October 2023]
Near-dorsal view of a Great Shearwater
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Off Sagres, Algarve, Portugal, October 2023]
Lateral comparison of a Great Shearwater with a
Sooty Shearwater
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Off Sagres, Algarve, Portugal, October 2023]
Near-lateral view of a Great Shearwater in flight, with a view
of its upperwings
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Off Sagres, Algarve, Portugal, October 2023]
Lateral view of a Great Shearwater in flight, with a view
of its underwings
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Off Sagres, Algarve, Portugal, October 2023]
Near-dorsal view of a Great Shearwater coming in to land
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Off Sagres, Algarve, Portugal, October 2023]
Near-dorsal view of a Great Shearwater coming in to land,
now with the landing gear extended
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Off Sagres, Algarve, Portugal, October 2023]
Overview of different species of shearwaters hunting in
coastal waters off the south-western tip of Iberia
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Off Sagres, Algarve, Portugal, October 2018]
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Food, Diet |
Lateral view of a Great Shearwater feeding at the water's surface
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Off Sagres, Algarve, Portugal, October 2023]