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
Stock Photo: 23699 Species: Northern giant petrel, Macronectes halli Location: Right Whale Bay, South Georgia Island Format: Digital 2:3 Copyright © Phillip Colla, all rights reserved worldwide. Purchase a print of this image Request a review copy of this image Keywords: animalia, antarctic giant petrel, antarctic giant-petrel, atlantic, aves, bird, carcass, carrion, chordata, eating, feeding, gallinazo marino, giant fulmar, glutton, halli, macronectes, macronectes halli, nellie, northern giant petrel, oceans, petrel, procellariidae, procellariiformes, right whale bay, sea vulture, seabird, south georgia island, stink-pot, stinker, stinkpot, tube nose, tube snout, tube-nose, tubenosed, united kingdom, vertebrata, vertebrate |