BIRDTOBER 2026- DAY 30: snow petrel

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Day 30 of #Birdtober.
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Here's a 2011 article by Hugh Powell on All About Birds describing some of the discoveries made about snow petrels from their mumiyo.

https://www.allaboutbirds.org/news/great-expectorations-snow-petrel-nests-stand-the-test-of-time/

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In #Antarctica, not all #birds waddle! The snow #petrel, a ghostly white #seabird, soars over the frozen seas, thriving where few dare. Alongside #skuas, #terns, & #albatrosses, these feathered navigators prove the frozen south is far from silent.

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