article_snippet: These amazing images show the annual nesting session for a giant colony of seabirds in Patagonia, ArgentinaArgentina.
article_snippet: Drone footage shows thousands of birds making a home for themselves across a 2,000 square metre (21,528 sq.ft.)
article_snippet: beach on the Argentinian coastline.
article_snippet: Thousands of birds in a colony of Patagonian seabirds have settled on beach on the Argentinian coastline Argentinian to nest .
article_snippet: Bird is the word: A research team used drones to capture the extent of a colony of Patagonian seabirds, thought to be more than 5,300 'bird couples' Making babies: In the footage, Patagonian seabirds can be seen nesting on a 21,528 square foot beach in Argentina . '
article_snippet: We used friendly, funny, cheap and safe drones who made the previous laborious job made by pilots and photographers in the past,' Dr. Flavio Quintana, a leading marine conservation biologist said. '
article_snippet: The results were glorious, several high qualities images from different angles and altitudes allow us to determine, with accurate data, the real number of breeding pairs in different colonies which helps us to understand trends of the Patagonian population.' 'the footage shows a huge mixed colony of seabirds, several species nesting at the same site in the coast of Patagonia, Argentina. '
article_snippet: Chick this out: Thousands of birds are getting ready for nightfall as the sun sets over the beach in Patagonia, Argentina .
article_snippet: Dr. Flavio Quintana said flying the drones allowed A team of researchers to 'determine, with accurate data, the real number of breeding pairs in the colonies' the footage shows a huge mixed colony of seabirds, several species nesting at the same site in the coast of Patagonia, Argentina Patagonia, Argentina .
highlights_snippet: Drone captures thousands of bird couples nesting on the coast of Patagonia, Argentina .
  