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Friday, September 28, 2012

8 September 2012 - storm-petrels and gannet

Last pictures of this series: Wilson's storm-petrel (Oceanites oceanicus), European storm-petrel (Hydrobates pelagicus) and Northern gannet (Morus bassanus). Photos taken by Juan Gómez Escáriz, Xosé Luis Fernández Carnero and José Manuel Arribas González during the pelagic performed on 8th September 2012 off O Grove (SW Galicia). All photos were kindly sent for this blog and are (c) of the authors.

Wilson's storm-petrel, 8/9/2012, off SW Galicia. (c) J. M. Arribas González

Wilson's storm-petrel, 8/9/2012, off SW Galicia. (c) J. Gómez Escáriz

European storm-petrel, 8/9/2012, off SW Galicia. (c) J. Gómez Escáriz

European storm-petrel (Hydrobates pelagicus) with a great shearwater (Puffinus gravis) in the background, 8/9/2012, SW Galicia. (c) X. L. Fernández Carnero

Northern gannet, 'misty' juvenile, 8/9/2012, off SW Galicia. (c) X. L. Fernández Carnero

Northern gannet, juvenile, 8/9/2012, off SW Galicia. (c) X. L. Fernández Carnero

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