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Northern fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis)

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Northern fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis)

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Northern fulmar Petrels, shearwaters Tube noses Birds Chordate Animals
Noordse stormvogel Stormvogels en pijlstormvogels Buissnaveligen Vogels Gewervelden Dieren
Fulmarus glacialis Procellariidae Procellariiformes Aves Chordata Animalia

Helgoland, Schleswig-Holstein, Duitsland

2014:06:25 16:48:23
Northern fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis)
NIKON D7100 with AF-S Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED VR II, 1/800 sec at F6.3, ISO 320, distance 29.85 m

The photo shows a young northern fulmar.

The third time I visited the cliffs, a group of fulmars were romping near the cliffs. I didn't see any nests, but there were clearly pairs and some rivalry and affinity.

2014:06:26 16:38:28
Northern fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis)
NIKON D7100 with AF-S Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED VR II, 1/500 sec at F4.0, ISO 200, distance 29.85 m

Helgoland, Schleswig-Holstein, Duitsland

2014:06:25 16:51:10
Northern fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis)
NIKON D7100 with AF-S Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED VR II, 1/1600 sec at F6.3, ISO 320, distance 29.85 m

Northern fulmar in flight.

Helgoland, Schleswig-Holstein, Duitsland

2014:06:23 16:29:46
Northern fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis)
NIKON D7100 with AF-S Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED VR II, 1/640 sec at F4.8, ISO 320, distance 29.85 m

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