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Guillemot/Common Murre (7)

Uria aalge

cotinga

United States (Alaska)

Date taken: Aug 14 2010

Details: male, adult, summer plummage

After the 1964 earthquake moved the entire island up by five metres, exposing a large strip of land, the murre cliffs became several hundred metres from the ocean. The young birds--which fledge at a quarter of adult weight--then needed to run the gauntlet of glaucous-winged gulls to get to the sea. Here, a family group pauses at a pond on their way to the sea.

Date uploaded: Jun 24 2014

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Prairie Warbler (3)

Setophaga discolor

cotinga

United States (Michigan)

Date taken: Jul 3 2011

Details: male, adult, summer plummage

While all the weekenders were partying on the beach, I tracked down this singing male in the dunes at Warren Dunes State Park.

Date uploaded: Jun 24 2014

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Tufted Puffin (4)

Fratercula cirrhata

cotinga

United States (Alaska)

Details: adult, summer plummage

Date uploaded: Jun 20 2014

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Tufted Puffin (4)

Fratercula cirrhata

cotinga

United States (Alaska)

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Date taken: Aug 15 2010

Details: adult, summer plummage

The puffins nest deep in the salmonberries on the west side of the island, and I crawled down deep into the salmonberries to get this shot. As they barrel into the salmonberries they create "runways" where the salmonberries have been beaten down and birds can take off and land. As the runways expand, the colony expands; the birds are engineering their own habitat. This one was sitting out on a runway, and so had a little more light than those deeper in the salmonberries.

Date uploaded: Jun 20 2014

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Tufted Puffin (4)

Fratercula cirrhata

cotinga

United States (Alaska)

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Details: adult, summer plummage

Date uploaded: Jun 20 2014

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Indigo Bunting (26)

Passerina cyanea

Chris

United States (Michigan)

Date taken: Jun 7 2014

Details: nest

My 400th species actually turns out to be a nest photo of the Indigo Bunting. Seen at Otis Lake Bird Sanctuary, Barry County, Michigan. Taking nest photos requires very careful precautions: it's important not to disturb the surroundings which could lead the bird to abandon the nest. Also, I spent less than 10 seconds taking this photo and then immediately left the area to allow the bird to return. These particular birds were very lucky not to have the nest touched by a passing lawn tractor, which cut the grass on the side of the road and nearly exposed the nest.

Date uploaded: Jun 10 2014

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