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Northern Giant Petrel Photo
Northern giant portrait, profile, head detail. The distinctive tube nose (naricorn), characteristic of species in the Procellariidae family (tube-snouts), is easily seen.
Species:
Northern giant petrel
,
Macronectes halli
Location:
Right Whale Bay
,
South Georgia Island
Image ID:
23679
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.
Species:
Northern giant petrel
,
Macronectes halli
Location:
Right Whale Bay
,
South Georgia Island
Image ID:
23683
Northern giant petrel in flight at dusk, after sunset, as it soars over the open ocean in search of food.
Species:
Northern giant petrel
,
Macronectes halli
Location:
Falkland Islands
,
United Kingdom
Image ID:
23686
Northern giant petrel on pebble beach.
Species:
Northern giant petrel
,
Macronectes halli
Location:
Right Whale Bay
,
South Georgia Island
Image ID:
24348
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.
Species:
Northern giant petrel
,
Macronectes halli
Location:
Right Whale Bay
,
South Georgia Island
Image ID:
23688
Northern giant petrel, opening beak, sitting on pebble beach.
Species:
Northern giant petrel
,
Macronectes halli
Location:
Right Whale Bay
,
South Georgia Island
Image ID:
23689
Northern giant petrel in flight at dusk, after sunset, as it soars over the open ocean in search of food.
Species:
Northern giant petrel
,
Macronectes halli
Location:
Falkland Islands
,
United Kingdom
Image ID:
23690
Northern giant petrel in flight. The distinctive tube nose (naricorn), characteristic of species in the Procellariidae family (tube-snouts), is easily seen.
Species:
Northern giant petrel
,
Macronectes halli
Location:
Falkland Islands
,
United Kingdom
Image ID:
23691
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.
Species:
Northern giant petrel
,
Macronectes halli
Location:
Right Whale Bay
,
South Georgia Island
Image ID:
23697
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.
Species:
Northern giant petrel
,
Macronectes halli
Location:
Right Whale Bay
,
South Georgia Island
Image ID:
23698
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.
Species:
Northern giant petrel
,
Macronectes halli
Location:
Right Whale Bay
,
South Georgia Island
Image ID:
23699