I think this was during storm #3 of 1926.
Birds at sea sometimes become trapped in the eye of a hurricane or typhoon and seek refuge on the decks of passing ships that are also in the eye of the storm. This is what happened in the case above when, in August 1926, the S.S. West Quechee sailed through a hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico. I know of no other photograph of this phenomenon. Photographer unknown. Image from Ivan Ray Tannehill’s classic ‘Hurricanes: Their Nature and History’, Princeton Univ. Press, 1938.
See the pic here :
http://www.flickr.com/photos/47937557@N03/9533313633/#
Thanks *BW*
Purple Martins in a 1926 Hurricane
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Oh Wow! That's a wonderful story!Another amazing tale from the sea...
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yes very cool. Got a link to the original quote?
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Wonder if the ship was headed in the right direction, if so it was a lucky find for those martins. I guess now there's plenty of oil rigs for rest stops.
Neat photo! thanks for posting
Neat photo! thanks for posting
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1999 1pair, 2006 2 pair, 2008 2 pair,
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1999 1pair, 2006 2 pair, 2008 2 pair,
2009 23 pair, 2010 39 pair, 2011 67 pair,
2012 115 pair, 2013 160 pair,
2014 152 pair, 2015 174 pair, 2016 178 pair
2017 187 pair, 2018 200 pair, 2019 171pair
2020 233 pair