page_title: Nuyts Archipelago
hierarchical_section_title: Nuyts Archipelago
caption_attribution_description: Short-tailed Shearwater (Puffinus tenuirostris) - bird -Pelagic Boat Trip - Leaders: Brian Sullivan, Brad Schram, Tom Edell - Sat. 19 Jan 2008 out of Avila, Port San Luis, CA - 2008 Morro Bay Winter Bird Festival - event publicity photo for use by the bird festival committee for future publicity, etc. morrobaybirdfestival.org/ is the official site; Publicity photos to be freely shared are to be posted to the Flickr Group at flickr.com/groups/morrobaybirdfestival/pool/ - photo by Michael "Mike" L. Baird bairdphotos.com www.birdfest.org/ Canon 5D handheld. Bird expert and author Brad Schram, trip leader, says "Actually Mike, I believe this bird is a Short-tailed Shearwater. First, the small bill and steeply angled forehead; second, the pale throat contrasting with the body color; third, the feet seem to extend beyond the tail just fine for either probably; the lack of molt--all the Sooties we saw were molting (this latter is only indicative, not diagnostic). Now--if the wing lining brightness is accurate, your bird is indeed a Sooty--but I think it's a product of Photoshop contrast enhancement. My Short-tail photos have an identical underwing pattern with this bird--just soft gray instead of this bright." Thanks Brad!
context_page_description: The Nuyts Archipelago is an island group located in South Australia in the Great Australian Bight to the south of the town of Ceduna on the west coast of the Eyre Peninsula. It consisting of mostly granitic islands and reefs that provide breeding sites for Australian sea lions and support colonies of short-tailed shearwater. It also includes the island group known as the Isles of St Francis. All the islands with exception of a part of Evans Island, are located with the following protected areas - the Nuyts Archipelago Wilderness Protection Area and the Nuyts Archipelago Conservation Park.
context_section_description: The Nuyts Archipelago is an island group located in South Australia in the Great Australian Bight to the south of the town of Ceduna on the west coast of the Eyre Peninsula.  It consisting of mostly granitic islands and reefs that provide breeding sites for Australian sea lions and support colonies of short-tailed shearwater.  It also includes the island group known as the Isles of St Francis.    All the islands with exception of a part of Evans Island, are located with the following protected areas - the Nuyts Archipelago Wilderness Protection Area and the Nuyts Archipelago Conservation Park.
caption: …short-tailed shearwaters…
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