Manx Shearwaters
10,000 Birds
APRIL 30, 2011
Each year 120,000 birds visit the island to breed from March through August in burrows that riddle the landscape. Shearwater remains litter the island with the carcasses picked clean, leaving just the wings, breastbone and girdle. After mating, a single egg is laid and incubation duties are shared by both parents.
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