Flesh-footed Shearwater, Puffinus carneipes
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![]() The Flesh-footed Shearwater is a close relative of the Pink-footed Shearwater, much less often seen off the Central California coast. The bird above, seen in 2013, and the one below, seen in 2008, are my only well-photographed bird of this species in many pelagic trips out of Monterey and Half Moon Bay. The pictures above and the second down show the most conspicuous difference between the two species; the Flesh-footed is solid brown underneath where the Pink-footed is mostly white. They share solid brown upperparts plumage, and a bicolored bill with a dark tip and a pinkish base. The difference in foot color which gives the two species their common names can only rarely be seen. |
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![]() A rare chance for me to photograph a Flesh-footed Shearwater on the water, seen at close range. |
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![]() The ventral (underparts) view shown above, the dorsal (upperparts) view below. |
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