An adult wedge-tailed shearwater preening its chick at Kilauea Point Refuge

An adult sits next to its chick, both are facing the camera. The adult preens its chick. The chick is an adorable fluffball.

Photo By/Credit

Ben Buescher/USFWS

Date Shot/Created

08/01/2020

Media Usage Rights/License

Public Domain

Image

An adult wedge-tailed shearwater sits in its burrow, preening its chick, at Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge in Hawaii.

Facility

Kīlauea Point National Wildlife Refuge

Ecosystem

Coastal

Marine

Recreational Activity

Species

Subject tags

Birds

Migratory birds

Seabirds

Wildlife refuges

Wildlife viewing

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