Cape petrel
Image copyright by Mark A. Chappell



Cape petrels, with their distinctive black-and-white plumage, are among the most abundant seabirds in the Southern Ocean. This bird was following a ship across the Drake Passage, between Tierra del Fuego and the Antarctic Peninsula.

  • Nikon F3, Nikon 400 mm EDIF lens, Kodachrome 64 (1988)