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

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Common Guillemots, Uria aalge, nesting on Farne Islands, Northumberland. 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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Size: 5760px × 3840px
Location: Farne Islands, Northumberland, England
Photo credit: © Louise Heusinkveld / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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