tags: Northern Fulmar, Fulmarus glacialis, birds, nature, Image of the Day
These Northern fulmar chicks, Fulmarus glacialis, are from the northern end of the Isle of Lewis (aka the Butt of Lewis) in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland.
Image: Dave Rintoul, August 2008 [larger view].
I trust you've read the report on the trip that produced this photo over at AtBC?
Fulmar chicks? Approach wearing eye protection :> They have a very unusual defence mechanism.