Storm Petrel

David Attenborough presents the storm petrel.

An episode of the Tweet of the Day podcast, hosted by BBC Radio 4, titled "Storm Petrel" was published on May 29, 2013 and runs 1 minutes.

May 29, 2013 ·1m · Tweet of the Day

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Tweet of the Day is a series of fascinating stories about our British birds inspired by their calls and songs. David Attenborough presents the European Storm Petrel. The storm petrels as a group are the smallest seabirds in the world and called "Jesus Christ birds" because they give the appearance they can walk on water as they flutter over the sea surface dangling their legs whilst looking for food.

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Tweet of the Day is a series of fascinating stories about our British birds inspired by their calls and songs. David Attenborough presents the European Storm Petrel. The storm petrels as a group are the smallest seabirds in the world and called "Jesus Christ birds" because they give the appearance they can walk on water as they flutter over the sea surface dangling their legs whilst looking for food.

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