Prions in flight, Pachyptila, #24091

Prions in flight, gathering on the open sea in a feeding aggregation. Prions are small petrel birds, typically feeding on small crustacea such as copepods, ostracods, decapods, and krill, as well as some fish. They are about 12" in length., Pachyptila, natural history stock photograph, photo id 24091
Prions in flight, gathering on the open sea in a feeding aggregation. Prions are small petrel birds, typically feeding on small crustacea such as copepods, ostracods, decapods, and krill, as well as some fish. They are about 12" in length.

Species: Prion, Pachyptila
Location: Southern Ocean
Image ID: 24091
Lat/Long: -52.45860, -49.55371 (Coordinates: 52° 27' 30.96" S, 49° 33' 13.36" W)
Altitude: 1.00m
Format: Digital 16:9
Keywords: animalia, aves, bird, chordata, flight, fly, flying, oceans, pachyptila, petrel, prion, procellariidae, procellariiformes, sea bird, seabird, soar, southern ocean, vertebrata, vertebrate, wings
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