Manx Shearwaters
10,000 Birds
APRIL 30, 2011
As a youngster of 10-weeks old, it is abandoned by its parents and left to fend for itself. Shearwater remains litter the island with the carcasses picked clean, leaving just the wings, breastbone and girdle. A big moon gives enough light for the gulls to hunt by, so the shearwaters seldom come onto land while the full moon is up.
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