Pelagic Birds? An Unexpected Adventure in Costa Rica's Pacific Ocean

What exactly are pelagic birds? That's a question I had to answer quickly as an unexpected opportunity arose. Today, we're exploring different bird species that thrive on the open ocean and are uniquely adapted to life at sea.

These are some truly remarkable birds. Hope you're enjoying today's video, we'll be back next week with more birding action. In the meantime, leave a comment and let us know what you think!

A huge thank you to Wilfredo from Cabuya Birdwatching for making this possible. He's an excellent birder and I can only imagine him to be an excellent guide, too. Check out his page on Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/cabuyabirdwatching/

Attributions:
Photographing birds is never easy. When they are at sea, it's very hard. I leaned heavily on others' images that were made available for public use under Creative Commons Licenses:

Albatrosses on Midway:
Forest Starr and Kim Starr, CC BY 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Midway_Atoll_-_Bird_Sightings_-_Mar-Apr_2015.webm

Peruvian Diving Petrel:
Ed Dunens, CC BY 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Common_Diving_Petrel_(37761174921).jpg

Northern Fulmar:
Dawn Beattie from Morro Bay, CA, USA, CC BY 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Northern_Fulmar_(fulmarus_glacialis)_(12081488845).jpg

Tahiti Petrel:
Aviceda at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tahitipetrel1.jpg

Christmas Shearwater:
Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Starr_990518-0799_Casuarina_equisetifolia.jpg

Manx Shearwater (Picture #3):
Mike Prince from Bangalore, India, CC BY 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Manx_Shearwaters_and_Bishop_Rock_Lighthouse_(42787547570).jpg

Sabine's Gull (Video):
https://www.youtube.com/@bluetail6390
under YouTube's Creative Commons License