Procellariidae - Petrels & Shearwaters

Many of the species in our gallery of images are poorly represented in print with in flight photos. Feel free to download and print for personal use, i.e. study. For any other uses, contact Brian Patteson for permission.

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Northern Fulmar Dorsal view - Feb. nofu11-scn.jpg
Northern Fulmar Ventral view - Feb. nofu2-scn.jpg
Black-capped Petrel 5/27/03 bcpe052703b_copy.jpg
Black-capped Petrel 5/27/03 bcpe052703_copy.jpg
Black-capped Petrel Flying, side view - 5/27/02 020527bcpe.jpg
Black-capped Petrel Dorsal view - CLOSE! - 6/2/01 0602n8 copy.JPG
Black-capped Petrel Dorsal view - 7/7/01 0707n13 copy.JPG
Black-capped Petrel Black-capped Petrel, Greater Shearwater, Wilson's Storm-Petrel - taken 6/1/01 mixed.JPG
Black-capped Petrel Dorsal - Aug. Bcpe1-3.jpg
Black-capped Petrel Dorsal - Aug. Bcpe3-17.jpg
Black-capped Petrel Ventral - Aug. Bcpe3-18.jpg
Black-capped Petrel Dorsal, showing M pattern - Aug. Bcpe3-19.jpg
Black-capped Petrel Ventral - Aug. Bcpe3-81.jpg
Black-capped Petrel Worn, molting - July Bcpe3-82.jpg
Black-capped Petrel Sitting - May Bcpe3-83.jpg
Black-capped Petrel Ventral w/ atypically dark underwing - Aug. Bcpe3-85.jpg
Bermuda Petrel Flying, dorsal view - 5/27/02 020527bepe.jpg
Bermuda Petrel Flying, dorsal view - 5/27/02 020527bepe2.jpg
Bermuda Petrel Dorsal view - May 26, 2000 bepe1.JPG
Bermuda Petrel Ventral view - May 26, 2000 bepe2.JPG
Bermuda Petrel Dorsal view - May 26, 2000 bepe3.JPG
Bermuda Petrel Dorsal view - May 26, 2000 (you can see how close it came to the boat!) bepe4.JPG
Bermuda Petrel Dorsal view showing rump- May 26, 2000 bepe5.JPG
Bermuda Petrel Side view - May 29, 1998 bepe3-24.jpg
Bermuda Petrel Dorsal view - May 29, 1998 bepe3-25.jpg
Bermuda Petrel David Wingate & Cahow nesting sites - Bermuda  bepe2-61.jpg
Bermuda Petrel Dorsal - May 1996 Bepe1-4.jpg
Bermuda Petrel Dorsal - May 1996 Bepe3-20.jpg
Bermuda Petrel Ventral view - May 29, 1998 Bepe1-eml.jpg
Herald Petrel Flying, dorsal view - 5/26/02 020526hepe1.jpg
Herald Petrel Flying, dorsal view - 5/31/02 020531hepe1.jpg
Trinidade (Herald) Petrel 5/31/03 030531hepelmB.jpg
Trinidade (Herald) Petrel 5/31/03 030531hepelm.jpg
Trinidade (Herald) Petrel 5/31/03 030531hepedm.jpg
Trinidade (Herald) Petrel 5/31/03 hepe053103b_copy.jpg
Trinidade (Herald) Petrel Flying, ventral view - 5/23/03 030523hepe.jpg
Trinidade (Herald) Petrel Flying, dorsal view - 5/23/03 hepe052303b_copy.jpg
Trinidade (Herald) Petrel Side/ventral view - 5/25/01 010525n1.jpg
Trinidade (Herald) Petrel Ventral view - August 0208trpe2-2.jpg
Trinidade (Herald) Petrel Dorsal view - August trpe2-3.jpg
Trinidade (Herald) Petrel Dark morph - ventral view - Aug. Hepe1-5.jpg
Trinidade (Herald) Petrel Dark morph - ventral view - Aug. Hepe2-22.jpg
Trinidade (Herald) Petrel Light morph - Aug. 0208hepe1.jpg
Fea's Petrel 5/30/03 fepe053003_copy.jpg
Fea's Petrel Flying, dorsal view - 5/27/02 020527fepe.jpg
Fea's Petrel Flying, side view - 5/27/02 020527fepe2.jpg
Fea's Petrel Flying, dorsal view - 5/27/02 020527fepe3.jpg
Fea's Petrel Ventral view - taken 5/25/01 fepe2.JPG
Fea’s Petrel Dorsal view - taken 5/25/01 fepe6.JPG
Fea’s Petrel Dorsal view - taken 5/25/01 fepe7.JPG
Fea's Petrel Ventral view - May fepe3-23.jpg
Fea’s Petrel Molting, dorsal view - Sept. Fepe1-6.jpg
Fea’s Petrel Ventral view - May Fepe3-22.jpg
Fea’s Petrel Dorsal view - May fepe1-eml.jpg
Fea’s Petrel Ventral view - May fepe2-eml.jpg
?Zino's Petrel Dorsal view - Sept. 16, 1995 Fepe3-86.jpg
?Zino's Petrel Ventral view showing paler underwing than Fea's Fepe3-87.jpg
Cory’s Shearwater 5/27/03 cosh052703_copy.jpg
Cory’s Shearwater In flight with Manx Shearwater - 7/8/01 0708n29 copy.JPG
Cory’s Shearwater On water with Audubon's & Manx Shearwaters - 7/8/01 0708n17 copy.JPG
Cory’s Shearwater Flock in flight - Sept. Cosh2-13.jpg
Cory’s Shearwater Worn - Aug. Cosh2-14.jpg
Cory’s Shearwater In flight - Sept. Cosh2-15.jpg
Cory’s Shearwater Ventral - July Cosh3-89.jpg
Cory’s Shearwater Dorsal - Aug. Cosh3-90.jpg
Greater Shearwater 5/27/03 grsh052703_copy.jpg
Greater Shearwater Flying, dorsal view, with Wilson's Storm-Petrels - 5/24/02 020524grsh.jpg
Greater Shearwater Flying, dorsal view - 5/24/02 020524grsh2.jpg
Greater Shearwater In flight with Audubon's & Manx Shearwaters - 7/8/01 0708n2 copy.JPG
Greater Shearwater In flight with Audubon's & Manx Shearwaters - 7/8/01 0708n3 copy.JPG
Greater Shearwater Ventral view in flight - 6/1/01  0601n19 copy.JPG
Greater Shearwater In mixed flock of Wilson's Storm-Petrels plus a Black-capped Petrel and a Band-rumped Storm-Petrel - Band-rumped is at the bottom of image mixed2.JPG
Greater Shearwater Black-capped Petrel, Greater Shearwater, Wilson's Storm-Petrel - taken 6/1/01 mixed.JPG
Greater Shearwater Dorsal view, worn - Aug. Grsh2-7.jpg
Greater Shearwater Ventral view - June Grsh2-8.jpg
Greater Shearwater Attempting to grab bait - Sept. Grsh3-91.jpg
Greater Shearwater Dorsal view - Nov. Grsh3-93.jpg
Greater Shearwater On water - Sept. Grsh2-6.jpg
Greater Shearwater Flying, ventral view - 5/24/02 020524grshb1.jpg
Greater Shearwater Flying, ventral view - 5/24/02 020524grshb2.jpg
Greater Shearwater Flying, dorsal view - 5/24/02 020524grshb3.jpg
Sooty Shearwater Flying, ventral view - 5/24/02 020524sosh.jpg
Sooty Shearwater Flying, ventral view - 5/24/02 020524sosh2.jpg
Sooty Shearwater Flying, dorsal view - 5/24/02 020524sosh3.jpg
Sooty Shearwater Wings raised - June sosh2-4.jpg
Sooty Shearwater Ventral view - June Sosh2-62.jpg
Sooty Shearwater Dorsal view - June Sosh2-5.jpg
Manx Shearwater In flight with Manx & Greater Shearwaters - 7/8/01 0708n2 copy.JPG
Manx Shearwater In flight with Manx & Greater Shearwaters - 7/8/01 0708n3 copy.JPG
Manx Shearwater Dorsal view - in flight 0708n28 copy.JPG
Manx Shearwater Side/ventral view - in flight 0708n33b copy.JPG
Manx Shearwater Side/ventral view - in flight 0708n34 copy.JPG
Manx Shearwater In flight with Cory's Shearwater - 7/8/01 0708n29 copy.JPG
Manx Shearwater On water with Cory's & Audubon's Shearwaters - 7/8/01 0708n17 copy.JPG
Manx Shearwater In flight - Aug. Mash2-11.jpg
Manx Shearwater On water - June Mash2-12.jpg
Audubon's Shearwater Sitting on water - 6/1/02 020601aush.jpg
Audubon’s Shearwater In flight with Manx & Greater Shearwaters - 7/8/01 0708n2 copy.JPG
Audubon’s Shearwater In flight with Manx & Greater Shearwaters - 7/8/01 0708n3 copy.JPG
Audubon’s Shearwater Ventral View - in flight - 6/1/01 0601n11 copy.JPG
Audubon’s Shearwater On water 8/11/01 0811n11 copy.JPG
Audubon’s Shearwater On water with Cory's & Manx Shearwaters - 7/8/01 0708n17 copy.JPG
Audubon’s Shearwater Dorsal, showing long tail - Aug. Aush2-10.jpg
Audubon’s Shearwater Showing underwing - Aug. Aush2-9a.jpg
Audubon’s Shearwater Worn - July Aush3-94.jpg

 

Diomedeidae - Albatrosses
Hydrobatidae - Storm-Petrels
Phaethontidae - Tropicbirds
Sulidae - Gannets & Boobies
Scolopacidae - Phalaropes
Laridae - Skuas, Gulls & Terns
Alcidae - Dovekie, Murres, Auks, & Puffin s

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