Near-colony foraging resources of breeding Wedge-tailed shearwaters

Wedge-tailed shearwater with GPS device on Heron Island.
Wedge-tailed shearwater with GPS device on Heron Island.

 Wedge-tailed shearwaters obtain food resources for chicks from locations within 300km of their breeding colony that are influenced by various oceanographic parameters including eddies and small-scale frontal systems.