Spitsbergen, 6 June 2013. Still at the little auk colony.
Sometimes, they flew away to the sea; to feed on small fish and small crustaceans.
The little auk chicks get only crustaceans. However, it was still too early in summer for chicks.
Eventually, the adult little auks come back to their mountain slope colony.
Franz Josef Land little auks photo: here.
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Wonderful photos – the last one especially!
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Thank you! They are beautiful birds.
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