Northern Fulmar(Fulmarus glacialis)
Offshore winter visitor in North Carolina.
Like other species in the Procellariidae, fulmars fly with quick wingbeats alternating with stiff-winged glides in which one wing is often tipped down toward the water.
Northern Fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis)Off Cape Hatteras, NC21 Feb 2009
Light phase birds are much more common off NC than other morphs. Fulmars show white at base of inner primaries and have a gray rump and tail.
Northern Fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis)Off Cape Hatteras, NC21 Feb 2009
Northern Fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis)Off Cape Hatteras, NC21 Feb 2009
Northern Fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis)Off Cape Hatteras, NC19 Feb 2005
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