Fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis) adult on nesting ledge surrounded by flowers of sea thrift (Armeria maritima).

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Fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis) adult on nesting ledge surrounded by flowers of sea thrift (Armeria maritima) also showing droplet on the tip of bill from a salt gland above the nasal passage which helps them excrete salt due to the high amount of ocean water that they take in, Duncansby Head, Sutherland, Scotland, June

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