Spitsbergen, 7 July 2013. After the snow buntings, we continued to the west. We reached the mouth of the river of Bjørndalen valley, the Bjørndalselva. There, more than ten black guillemots swimming not far from the coast.
Black guillemots often swim closer to shore than other seabirds.
They are looking for small fish to eat.
They seem to “surf” on waves like human surfers.
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