[syn. Pterodroma phaeopygia, Pterodroma phaeopygia sandwichensis]Uau or Hawaiian petrelProcellariidae (Shearwater family)IUCN: VulnerableEndemic to the Hawaiian Islands (formerly all the main Hawaiian Islands except Niihau; still extant, but extinct on Oahu)Oahu, unspecified locationThe late Alan C. Ziegler (1926-2003), zoologist, identified these few priceless bones for me in 1992 with his notes.
Laysan Albatross some dozen or so miles west of Cypress Point on the Central California Coast. Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. Middle Autumn. By Blake Matheson.
After a dive in the cool spring run, there's no better way to warm up than to spread your wings out in the sun. Anhinga, AKA DarterAnhinga anhingaRainbow River Marion County FloridaOlympus OM-D E-M5 Mark IIOLYMPUS M.75-300mm F4.8-6.7 IITiffen Circular Polarizer