Petrels

It turned out the best place to hear the petrels was a small pile of rocks just outside the braw. ❋ Unknown (2009)

All 67 oceanic bird species, such as petrels and albatrosses, are among the most vulnerable birds on Earth to climate change. ❋ Unknown (2010)

_ January 28 and 31, but as has just been noted "petrels" is the proper word. ❋ Various (1884)

The report says oceanic birds, such as petrels and albatrosses, are at particular risk from a rapidly changing marine ecosystem and rising sea levels. ❋ Jay Root (2010)

The report says oceanic birds, such as petrels and albatrosses, are at particular risk from a rapidly changing ❋ Unknown (2010)

Calculating the flying fish's lift-to-drag ratios - a measure of the horizontal distance travelled relative to the descent in height during a glide - Choi and Park found that the flying fish performed remarkably well: gliding better than insects and as well as birds such as petrels and wood ducks. ❋ Unknown (2010)

In case of trawling, the trailing of cone-shaped nets behind boats, large birds such as petrels and albatrosses are unable to manoeuvre out of the way of the fishing wires, while with the use of gillnets diving birds can become entangled in the long line of netting following the vessel. ❋ Unknown (2008)

When the Gulf of Mexico is poisoned by a volcanic eruption of an oil rig, by the negligence, greed, and power of Big Oil and by the corruption of politicians purchased by Big Oil, not only is the Gulf itself and all its citizens -- petrels, pelicans, fish beyond number -- denied justice, but so are the human beings who live by the bounty of the Gulf. ❋ Rabbi Arthur Waskow (2010)

We were all alone there, a pair of storm petrels perched in mid air on a steel stick that arose out of snow and that vanished above into snow. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The oil from the Rena cargo ship is threatening a popular coastal area and there are concerns for the petrels, little blue penguins and the seal colonies in the area. ❋ Lucy Craymer (2011)

Here we are treated to dazzling airborne displays by razorbills, kittiwakes and petrels, while friendly puffins strut their stuff, posing while we click away. ❋ Unknown (2011)

(News source.) Mr Shirihai photographed more than 30 individual Beck's petrels on the voyage, Mr Askew said. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The closest living relatives of penguins are actually petrels and albatrosses—the latter being marine birds renowned for their phenomenal aptitude for soaring and long-range flight. ❋ Dyan DeNapoli (2010)

The birds are probably storm petrels, pelagic birds that come to land only when breeding. ❋ MICHAEL J. TOUGIAS (2010)

As with his earlier hallucinations and the visit of the storm petrels, for a moment he forgets his dire predicament and just enjoys the show. ❋ MICHAEL J. TOUGIAS (2010)

Albatross, fulmars, shearwaters and petrels mistake floating plastics for food, and many individuals of these species are affected; in fact, 44% of all seabird species are known to ingest plastic. ❋ Unknown (2010)

No other bird really hovers—kites, storm petrels, kestrels, and kingfishers appear to do so, but only hummingbirds can sustain this method of flying for more than a few moments. ❋ Sy Montgomery (2010)

Albatrosses and petrels exploit different layers of wind speed above waves. ❋ Sy Montgomery (2010)