Formerly called Greater Shearwater, the Great Shearwater is one of the two large Atlantic shearwaters, Cory’s Shearwater being the other. They are very easy to tell apart as Cory’s has a yellow bill, while Great has a dark bill and dark underwing markings.
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Great Shearwater
Offshore Rhode Island
August 19, 2009 ©John Schwarz
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Great Shearwater
Offshore Rhode Island
August 19, 2009 ©John Schwarz
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Great Shearwater
Offshore Rhode Island
August 19, 2009 ©John Schwarz
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Great Shearwater
Offshore Rhode Island
August 19, 2009 ©John Schwarz
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Great Shearwater
Offshore Rhode Island
August 19, 2009 ©John Schwarz
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Great Shearwater
Offshore Rhode Island
August 19, 2009 ©John Schwarz
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Great Shearwater with Wilson’s Storm-Petrel
Offshore Rhode Island
August 19, 2009 ©John Schwarz
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Great Shearwater
Offshore Rhode Island
August 19, 2009 ©John Schwarz
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Great Shearwater (top) with Audubon’s
Shearwater (bottom)
Offshore Rhode Island
August 19, 2009 ©John Schwarz
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Great Shearwater
Offshore Rhode Island
August 19, 2009 ©John Schwarz
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Great Shearwater (left) with Audubon’s
Shearwater (right)
Offshore Rhode Island
August 19, 2009 ©John Schwarz
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Great Shearwater
Bay of Fundy
September 30, 2012
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Great Shearwater
Bay of Fundy
September 30, 2012
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Great Shearwater
Bay of Fundy
September 30, 2012
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Great Shearwater
Bay of Fundy
September 30, 2012 ©John Schwarz
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Great Shearwater
Offshore Rhode Island
August 19, 2009 ©John Schwarz
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Great Shearwaters
Nantucket Shoals, MA
September 27, 2014 ©John Schwarz
