One of several Northern Giant Petrels (Macronectes halli) we saw yesterday. The dark plumage indicates this is a young bird. Of the #tubenoses , the #GiantPetrels have the longest tubes .. extending almost the entire length of the bill. #BirdingTasmania #BirdingAustralia #seabirds #petrels

#WorldAlbatrossDay #AntipodeanAlbatross #Tubenoses #Albatrosses #Seabirds #Photography

(Unfinished) illustrations of Providence Petrels (Pterodroma solandri) to be published as part of The Tubenose Handbook.

Rain forecast all morning here in Devon so might as well get some work done: today I'll mostly be painting Providence Petrels.
#birdillustration
#tubenoses
#seabirds