Common Guillemots, Uria aalge, nesting on Farne Islands, Northumberland.

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The birds do not build a nest, instead a single pear-shaped egg is laid on bare rock. Both sexes tend the egg and feed the chick after hatching.

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Location: Northumberland
Photo credit: © Louise Heusinkveld / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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