Seabird Flight Tricks From Ocean Winds
The NOAA expert explains dynamic soaring used by seabirds like the black-footed albatross and brown pelican. Albatross wings span about seven feet, enabling long migrations such as tagging flights from California to Japan. Seabirds rest by riding wind and waves when wind is scarce.
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Seabirds adapt life at sea with salt glands and countershading
The article explains seabirds survive saltwater via salt glands that filter excess salt and through countershading for camouflage. It notes lightweight bones, fat stores, waxy plumage, and webbed feet aiding buoyancy, flight, and diving. Habitat examples include Gulf of the Farallones Sanctuary near San Francisco and off California.
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Dining at Sea and Seabirds Eating the Surface
The text explains how nutrients rise from the sea floor fueling seabirds and marine life, aided by cold water. Seabirds smell food from afar and nest on cliffs away from land threats, with cone shaped eggs that resist toppling on narrow ledges and Murre eggs having a sharper point.
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