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PROCELLARIIFORMES: Procellariidae

Ardenna tenuirostris

Short-tailed Shearwater (Ardenna tenuirostris)

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© Vik Dunis 2009

Phillip Island, VIC (Nov, 2009)

A Short-tailed Shearwater which has just landed, scrambling for its burrow, shows its long narrow wings ideal for gliding.

Short-tailed Shearwater (Ardenna tenuirostris)

Short-tailed Shearwater

Short-tailed Shearwater (Ardenna tenuirostris)

Short-tailed Shearwater

Short-tailed Shearwater (Ardenna tenuirostris)

Short-tailed Shearwater

Short-tailed Shearwater (Ardenna tenuirostris)

Short-tailed Shearwater

Short-tailed Shearwater (Ardenna tenuirostris)

Nesting burrows

Short-tailed Shearwater (Ardenna tenuirostris)

Nesting burrow site

Short-tailed Shearwater (Ardenna tenuirostris)

Short-tailed Shearwater

Short-tailed Shearwater (Ardenna tenuirostris)

Short-tailed Shearwater

Short-tailed Shearwater (Ardenna tenuirostris)

Short-tailed Shearwater

Short-tailed Shearwater (Ardenna tenuirostris)

Short-tailed Shearwater

Short-tailed Shearwater (Ardenna tenuirostris)

Short-tailed Shearwater

Short-tailed Shearwater (Ardenna tenuirostris)

Short-tailed Shearwater

Short-tailed Shearwater (Ardenna tenuirostris)

Short-tailed Shearwater

Short-tailed Shearwater (Ardenna tenuirostris)

Short-tailed Shearwater

Short-tailed Shearwater (Ardenna tenuirostris)

Short-tailed Shearwater

Short-tailed Shearwater (Ardenna tenuirostris)

Short-tailed Shearwater

Short-tailed Shearwater (Ardenna tenuirostris)

Short-tailed Shearwater