Arctic desert in summer. Gravelly desert and snowfields with gulls. Kittiwakes (Rissa tridactyla) rest on the snow to avoid predation by arctic foxes.

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Arctic desert in summer. Gravelly desert and snowfields with gulls. Kittiwakes (Rissa tridactyla) rest on the snow to avoid predation by arctic foxes. Chaotic takeoff. FJL

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