Birds Caught in Oil Spill: Big Pics
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June 4, 2010 -- Oil spilled from the Deepwater Horizon rig explosion has not only affected the coastlines of several states; it has also devastated the local wildlife throughout the Gulf of Mexico. BP engineers installed a cap over the spewing pipe nearly a mile below the surface late Thursday night, which has helped to stem the flow of oil from the leak.
Here a few of the latest images of birds caught in the oil slick on a East Grand Terre Island beach off the coast of Louisiana:
This seabird is mired in oil so thick that the animal is almost unrecognizable.
Photo Credit: AP Photo/Charlie Riedel
A bird covered in oil flails in the surf in the surf at East Grand Terre Island, La.
Photo Credit: AP Photo/Charlie Riedel
A heavily-oiled brown pelican sits quietly on the surface of the oil-contaminated water.
Photo Credit: AP Photo/Charlie Riedel
A brown pelican tries to spread its oil-soaked wings in the surf at East Grand Terre Island.
Photo Credit: AP Photo/Charlie Riedel
A bird flies above the oil slick that has reached the coast of East Grand Terre Island near the Louisiana shoreline.
Photo Credit: AP Photo/Charlie Riedel
Compiled by Lauren Effron
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