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Black-legged Kittiwake Photos

I've seen one of these near South Dakota...at Gavin's Point Dam one fall.  I saw THOUSANDS at one time during a wildlife cruise off the coast of Seward, Alaska in the summer of 2006.  Great experience to see all of these guys nesting on cliffs on offshore islands, along with Horned and Tufted Puffins, and Common Murres.

Click on the thumbnail for high-resolution photos.  Click here for the species description page for the Black-legged Kittiwake.

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Black-legged Kittiwake 1

Black-legged Kittiwake 2

Black-legged Kittiwake 3

Black-legged Kittiwake 4
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Black-legged Kittiwake - Rissa tridactyla

Black-legged Kittiwake #1 shown above 

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