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Merry Christmas Shearwaters!

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No, there is a second island named for Christmas, although it is more correctly known today as Kiritimati in the Republic of Kiribati in the Central Pacific. They mostly feed on squid, which they hunt by diving. They mostly feed on squid, which they hunt by diving. And they are to my eyes the loveliest of the shearwaters.

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