#bermuda petrel

[beka-tiddalik]

"If I had time travel I'd kill-"

I'd go back in time to save breeding populations of critical extinct animals and then let them re-establish in isolated areas so they can be "rediscovered" later to keep humanity hopeful.

I reckon I'd start with the Bermuda Petrel.

[na-bird-of-the-day]

BOTD: Bermuda Petrel

Photo: Miguel A Mejias, PhD.

"Endangered Atlantic Ocean seabird that nests on Bermuda and disperses widely when not breeding. When not nesting, it can only be seen far from land, where it often flies in swooping arcs with little flapping. Locally known as 'Cahow', it very nearly went extinct in the mid-twentieth century, but was returned from the brink largely due to the heroic efforts of local conservationists."

- eBird

[na-bird-of-the-day]

the bermuda petrel, please? they're a personal favorite of mine :D

Queued!

Also I feel compelled to share this image:

[vintagewildlife]

A Bermuda petrel biting a wildlife conservationist By: Unknown photographer From: Natural History Magazine 1951

[alonglistofbirds]

[748/10,977] Bermuda Petrel - Pterodroma cahow

Also known as: Cahow

Order: Procellariiformes (tubenoses) Family: Procellariidae (petrels, prions and shearwaters) Genus: Pterodroma (gadfly petrels)

Photo credit: Larry Master via Macaulay Library

[vintagewildlife]

Bermuda petrel By: Unknown photographer From: Natural History Magazine 1951

[bird-of-the-day]

BOTD: Bermuda Petrel

^Image credit: Richard Crossley

Bermuda Petrel (Pterodroma cahow)

As of making this post, the Bermuda Petrel is the second rarest seabird on the planet. Also known in Bermuda as the Cahow, it was believed to be extinct for 300 years until eighteen nesting pairs were found in 1951. Female Bermuda Petrels lay only one egg per breeding season, with 40-50% of these eggs failing to hatch.

[fullfrontalbirds]

Any chance you have cahow pics? They are my favorite bird and as babies they’re just SO fluffy! They’re the second rarest seabird and were believed to be extinct for 300 years. Not the most glamorous I know but they have such an awesome survival story that you can’t help but root for them! :) I just found your page and it’s delightful! So many gorgeous birds! Thank you so much for sharing!! :)

thank YOU for sharing!!! i will find them for you so we can all celebrate their survival story !!

thanks to @wrenwilm for helping me with this treasure hunt !!

Bermuda Petrel (Pterodroma cahow)

© Cahow Recovery Project

© Cornell Lab of Ornithology

© Jeremy Madeiros

© Nonsuch Expeditions

© Nonsuch Expeditions

© Nonsuch Expeditions