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A collection of sea birds feed on a patch of krill or small fish at the surface of the sea. Birds present are Cape petrel (Daption capense), Northern Giant Petrel (Macronectes halli), Southern Giant Petrel (Macronectes giganteus) including a light morph. Wilson's Storm Petrel (Oceanites oceanicus) hover round the edge picking up scraps. A Chinstrap Penguin (Pygoscelis antarctica) leaps from the sea. Off South Sandwich Islands. South Atlantic Ocean 24Feb16

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078146.jpg

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Michael Grant

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Antarctic Antarctica Cape petrel Chinstrap Penguin Daption capense Halls Southern Giant Petrel Hall’s Southern Giant Petrel Macronectes giganteus Macronectes halli Northern Giant Petrel Ocean Oceanites oceanicus Pygoscelis Antarctica South Atlantic ocean South Sandwich Islands Storm Petrel Wilson's Storm Petrel Wilsons Storm Petrel barndigital feed feeding frenzy krill light morph petrel petrels sea sea bird sea birds small fish subantarctic surface wildlife

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