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A close-up of a single Short-tailed Shearwater. Bill Schmoker adds, "These birds are amazing fliers and spend nearly their whole lives at sea. Shearwaters sometimes drag a wingtip along the face of a wave, earning their name." Aboard the USCGC Healy icebreaker on the Bering Sea north of Unalaska Island.

Approx. Coordinates: 54.7346, -166.7279

Credit to read: Photo by Bill Schmoker (PolarTREC 2010), Courtesy of ARCUS

Photographer: Bill Schmoker
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