I had been eyeing this Guillemot for a while, as most of them sit with their backs to the hole and their heads to the wall. Those are not the pretty pictures. suddenly this Guillemot moved and made the turn towards the cliff to make the jump. After 3 loud cries, he jumped. The cliff is also full of Gannets sitting in the foreground, it is as if they are the audience for this sea bird's jump off. What Rating will they give the jump this bird makes? The photo was taken on the German island of Helgoland. This island is a Walhalla for colony and breeding birds, which is why they return every year. if you walk along the rocks, you can hear them calling from miles away. These birds hatch their (single) eggs on the rock face and also mate on these faces. They are not overly large waterfowl, which makes it difficult to take a clear photo with the distance you have.
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On this page I sell my photos, photos that I mainly take on 1 of our trips or daytrips in search of wildlife. If you see a photo that doesn't completely suit your taste, for example if you prefer the photo in black and..
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