Northern Giant Petrel Photo, Macronectes halli

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. Right Whale Bay, South Georgia Island, Macronectes halli, natural history stock photograph, photo id 23688 Purchase A Print Of This ImageHow to request, purchase or license this imageAdd To Light TableClick To View This Photo At Its Location in Google Earth. You must have Google Earth installed for this feature to work correctly.Click To View This Photo At Its Location in Google Maps.Click To View This Photo At Its Location in Live Search Maps.


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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. Right Whale Bay, South Georgia Island

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Species: Northern giant petrel, Macronectes halli
Location: Right Whale Bay, South Georgia Island
Lat/Long: S 054° 00' 35.41", W 037° 41' 40.24" (Coordinates: -54.00984°, -37.69451°)
Altitude: 14.00m
Format: Digital 16:9
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