Some Images from "Wildlife Watch on an Alaska Cruise"
by Bruce Whittington





25Kittiwakes on iceberg

Kittiwakes (Rissa tridactyla) in Glacier Bay

Black-legged Kittiwakes are abundant in Alaska. They nest on cliffs, often in glacial inlets. Some of these birds are showing the dark napes of their winter plumage. There is a lone Glaucous-winged Gull in the foreground.

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