Northern Giant Petrel Photos, Macronectes halli

Species   >   Macronectes halli   >             photos@oceanlight.com   +1-760-707-7153 Northern giant portrait, profile, head detail. The distinctive tube nose (naricorn), characteristic of species in the Procellariidae family (tube-snouts), is easily seen. Image ID: 23679   Species: Northern giant petrel, Macronectes halli Location: Right Whale Bay, South Georgia Island   Northern giant petrel scavenging a fur seal carcass. Giant petrels will often feed on carrion, defending it in a territorial manner from other petrels and carrion feeders. Image ID: 23683   Species: Northern giant petrel, Macronectes halli Location: Right Whale Bay, South Georgia Island   Northern giant petrel in flight at dusk, after sunset, as it soars over the open ocean in search of food. Image ID: 23686   Species: Northern giant petrel, Macronectes halli Location: Falkland Islands, United Kingdom   Northern giant petrel on pebble beach. Image ID: 24348   Species: Northern giant petrel, Macronectes halli Location: Right Whale Bay, South Georgia Island   Northern giant petrel scavenging a fur seal carcass. Giant petrels will often feed on carrion, defending it in a territorial manner from other petrels and carrion feeders. Image ID: 23688   Species: Northern giant petrel, Macronectes halli Location: Right Whale Bay, South Georgia Island   Northern giant petrel, opening beak, sitting on pebble beach. Image ID: 23689   Species: Northern giant petrel, Macronectes halli Location: Right Whale Bay, South Georgia Island   Northern giant petrel in flight at dusk, after sunset, as it soars over the open ocean in search of food. Image ID: 23690   Species: Northern giant petrel, Macronectes halli Location: Falkland Islands, United Kingdom   Northern giant petrel in flight. The distinctive tube nose (naricorn), characteristic of species in the Procellariidae family (tube-snouts), is easily seen. Image ID: 23691   Species: Northern giant petrel, Macronectes halli Location: Falkland Islands, United Kingdom   Northern giant petrel scavenging a fur seal carcass. Giant petrels will often feed on carrion, defending it in a territorial manner from other petrels and carrion feeders. Image ID: 23697   Species: Northern giant petrel, Macronectes halli Location: Right Whale Bay, South Georgia Island   Northern giant petrel scavenging a fur seal carcass. Giant petrels will often feed on carrion, defending it in a territorial manner from other petrels and carrion feeders. Image ID: 23698   Species: Northern giant petrel, Macronectes halli Location: Right Whale Bay, South Georgia Island   Northern giant petrel scavenging a fur seal carcass. Giant petrels will often feed on carrion, defending it in a territorial manner from other petrels and carrion feeders. Image ID: 23699   Species: Northern giant petrel, Macronectes halli Location: Right Whale Bay, South Georgia Island

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Updated: April 15, 2021

Species permalink: Macronectes halli
Common name permalink: Northern giant petrel