shearwater
I think that this bird is structurally the same as Tung's photo. The latter clearly shows that the legs project beyond the tail but I think that in Pippen's photo of a very distant bird (he did well to get such a good photo!) the detail is lost and what looks like the tail tip is actually the feet. There is a slight downward projection on Pippen's photo which is presumably the tarsal joint (again obvious in Tung's photo) and I think that the distance from this point to the tip of what I think are the feet in Pippen's photo are the same as in Tung's.
Leaving the feet for a moment, head shape, bill length, wing length and wing length/width ratio are the same in both.
I hope we get one on Sunday - I need it for HK!
Mike
