[Length 18 in. Wingspan 42 in.]

Northern Fulmars occur in the northern Pacific, northern Atlantic, and adjacent Arctic coasts. In North America they breed in the high Arctic regions of western Alaska and northeastern Canada. They spend most of their non-breeding time at sea along both coasts of North America. Northern Fulmars are part of a group of seabirds called "tubenoses". They have a special gland which allows them to drink seawater and extract the salt through the tubes (nostrils) above their bill. Northern Fulmars occur in both a light and dark morph. They are easily distinguished from gulls by their habit of flying with their bill held downward at a 45 degree angle. This Northern Fulmar pair was photographed on the nesting cliffs at St. Paul Island in the Pribilof Islands, Alaska, USA. Photo taken with a 300mm f4.5 Nikkor ED lens on Kodachrome 64 film. (Date: June 1984)

[Length 37 in. Wingspan 72 in.]

Northern Gannets occur in eastern North America and western and northern Europe. In North America they breed in large colonies on coastal cliffs in northeastern Canada, and winter at sea and along the eastern and southern coasts of the US. Gannets are easily identified in flight because they are "pointed" at all four ends. They feed on small fish by diving headfirst into the water (often from 50 to 100 feet in the air) with their wings trailing behind, which makes them look like large feathered "spears". This Northern Gannet was photographed at the Cape St. Mary's gannetry in Newfoundland, Canada. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF f4 lens and 2X teleconverter on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: July 1994)

[Length 37 in. Wingspan 72 in.]

Northern Gannets occur in eastern North America and western and northern Europe. In North America they breed in large colonies on coastal cliffs in northeastern Canada, and winter at sea and along the eastern and southern coasts of the US. Gannets are easily identified in flight because they are "pointed" at all four ends. They feed on small fish by diving headfirst into the water (often from 50 to 100 feet in the air) with their wings trailing behind, which makes them look like large feathered "spears". This Northern Gannet was photographed at the Cape St. Mary's gannetry in Newfoundland, Canada. Photo taken with a Nikkor 180mm EDAF f2.8 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: July 1994)

[Length 37 in. Wingspan 72 in.]

These Northern Gannets, "billing and preening" to reinforce their pair bond, were photographed at Cape St. Mary's, Newfoundland, Canada. Photo taken with a Nikkor EDAF 300 f4.0 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: July 1994)

[Length 37 in. Wingspan 72 in.]

This adult Northern Gannet with its downy chick was photographed at Cape St. Mary's, Newfoundland, Canada. Photo taken with a Nikkor EDAF 300 f4.0 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: July 1994)

[Length 37 in. Wingspan 72 in.]

This juvenile Northern Gannet had the misfortune to try to eat a fisherman's baited hook. The hook lodged in the bird's lower mandible (visible in this photgraph) and it died after becoming entwined in the fishing line. It was photographed after it washed ashore along the central coast of New Jersey,USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 28 lens on Kodachrome 64 film. (Date: November 1983)

[Length 16 in. Wingspan 37 in.]

This Black-capped Petrel was photographed at Cape Hatteras, NC, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor ED 300mm f4.5 lens on Ektachrome 200 film. (Date: August 1979)

[Length 16 in. Wingspan 37 in.]

This Black-capped Petrel was photographed at Cape Hatteras, NC, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor ED 300mm f4.5 lens on Ektachrome 200 film. (Date: August 1979)