Showing posts with label Fiji Petrel. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Fiji Petrel. Show all posts

14 September, 2009

Fiji Petrel photographed for the first time at sea

 Fiji Petrel (Pseudobulweria macgillivrayi), a species that once "went missing" for 154 years, has been photographed for the first time, flying at sea, near the island of Gau in the Pacific Ocean. Read the full story from Gunnar Engblom's Blog.





























Photo copyright Hadoram Shirihai

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Olli Haukkovaara

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