Northern storm petrels
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Sep 27, 2026
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This circumstance offered a great attraction for the inshoring of many species of fish and of seabirds.
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Amongst them came the skuas and the storm petrels.
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It was usual for the carriers to trail soft rows or milts of herrings behind by means of string.
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At these the hungry birds would swoop, to be knocked down by long osier wands carried for the purpose.
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A good reminder of why I'd fought so hard for citizenship here.
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With internet access, I discover that my avian roommate is a storm petrel.
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The world's smallest seabird, it was once believed that storm petrels were the souls of drowned sailors, and it was bad luck to kill one.
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The image of the small, intrepid bird on the stormy ocean has also become a chosen symbol for revolutionary calls to action.
Grey FilastineHOST
I promise I'm not making this shit up.