Wednesday, June 22, 2016

Svalbard – 20160617 – Hinlopen Straight

This morning we are up at 6AM to visit Kapp Fanshawe…it is home to one of the largest seabird nesting areas in Svalbard. The captain pulls the bow right up to the cliffs where we watch thousands of nesting birds.

They do not actually build nests but lay an egg right on the ledge and tend to it...when hatched they soon push the chick into the water to avoid getting eaten by predators.











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