Portrait (with bokeh), Common murre, Guillemot de Troïl

            Scotland, Great Britain
(Uria aalge)

(The bokeh comes from the reflections of the sun far on the water, Le bokeh provient des reflets du soleil loin sur l'eau)

The common murre is a seabird that only comes on land to nest in colonies on rocky ledges and cliffs of the coasts of Great Britain, Iceland, Scandinavia ... sometimes in the company of the Razorbills to which it resembles a lot. After an incubation period of 30 days, the young (only one egg) is first fed in the nest. It flies away after about 8-10 weeks.
This guillemot feeds on fish (herring, cod, whiting, mackerel...) that it fishes by diving. Underwater it is very agile and often dives up to 30m, sometimes up to 150m! Its wings adapted to diving do not allow it to glide and it flies by beating its wings rapidly.

Le guillemot de Troïl est un oiseau de mer qui ne vient sur terre que pour nicher en colonies sur les corniches rocheuses et falaises des côtes de Grande-Bretagne, Islande, Scandinavie... parfois en compagnie des pingouins torda auxquels il ressemble beaucoup. Après une couvaison de 30 jours, le jeune (un seul œuf) est nourri d'abord au nid. Il s'envole au bout d'environ 8-10 semaines.
Ce guillemot se nourrit de poissons (hareng, morue, merlan, maquereau...) qu'il pêche en plongeant. Sous l'eau il est très agile et plonge souvent jusqu'à 30m, parfois jusqu'à 150m! Ses ailes adaptées à la plongée ne lui permettent pas de planer et il vole en battant rapidement des ailes.
   

Taken in: UK / Scotland / Crawton (show map)

Taken on: July 9, 2022

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