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Red-legged Kittiwake Rissa brevirostris
7/2024 Aleutians West County, Alaska
Sam Darmstadt via iNaturalist, CC-BY-NC
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A pair of black-legged kittiwakes (Rissa tridactyla) nesting in Chiswell Islands, Alaska
black-legged kittiwakes (rissa tridactyla), ireland
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Black legged kittiwakes (Rissa tridactyla) nesting in Alaska, USA
black-legged kittiwakes (rissa tridactyla) collecting nesting material, ireland
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BOTD: Black-legged Kittiwake
Photo: Becky Matsubara
"A very common small gull of northern and offshore waters, named for its nasal 'ki-ti-waak' callnotes. Seldom comes to land south of its nesting range, but may be seen from shore on either coast, especially during storms. Often abundant on the northern islands where it nests. There the kittiwakes are seen on narrow cliff ledges, perched facing the wall, their tails sticking out over the edge."
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Full video: Scotland’s magical seabirds, Lorne Gill / NatureScot (black-legged kittiwake)
Source: youtube.com
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Black-legged Kittiwake - Gaivota-tridáctila (Rissa tridactyla): adult winter
Oeiras/Portugal (30/11/2021)
[Nikon D500; AF-S Nikkor 500mm F5,6E PF ED VR]
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Nesting birds in the ice off of Lilliehöökbreen, Svalbard
Taken August 2022
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[1222/10977] Black-legged Kittiwake - Rissa tridactyla
Order: Charadriiformes Suborder: Lari Family: Laridae (gulls, terns and skimmers)
Photo credit: Christoph Moning via Macaulay Library
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Kittiwakes with chick