Alcidae Gallery

Thick-billed murre (Uria lomvia)

Thick-billed murre (Uria lomvia), taking off from water. Burgerbukta Fjord, Spitsbergen Island, Svalbard Archipelago, Norwegian Arctic, Norway

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Ancient murrelet (Synthliboramphus antiquus)

Ancient murrelet (Synthliboramphus antiquus) trio swimming. The ancient is because their backs are grey like old people's shawls and in summer their heads have white streaks like human grey hair. Alaska, USA

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