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| Photographed between Ashmore Reef and Scott Reef, nw WA, March 2019 |
1272 BULWER’S PETREL Bulweria bulwerii
AUSTRALIA 772
Breeds in North Atlantic in colonies on islands in Cape Verde Islands, Azores, Canary Islands and Madeira Groups, and across Nth Pacific from east of China to Hawaii; in Australia records as vagrant off ne Queensland and Victoria; may be common from Sept. to April off nw WA. Highly pelagic feeder and rarely found near land. Eats small fish, squid and some crabs, krill, shrimp.
fabulous first shot - he isn't worried about the aesthetics just scanning for fish or squid but he is a wonderful contrast with the blue of the sea
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