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Duncansby Head
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This young chick looks very alone in its position near the top of the 64 m sea cliffs at Duncansby Head which is the far North east corner of the British mainland, as it patiently waits for parents to return with food
although not sure of the species, a herring gull is the most likely I would guess but any help would be more than welcome

Mikus, Maria Lovasz, Traktor 49, Marco F. Delminho and 28 other people have particularly liked this photo


32 comments - The latest ones
 William Sutherland
William Sutherland club
Superb capture! Stay well!

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19 months ago.
Roger (Grisly) club has replied to William Sutherland club
Thank you, William.
19 months ago.
 ©UdoSm
©UdoSm club
I had to search for a very long time to find it...
Later it will take a lot of courage to jump from up there, down to the sea...
19 months ago.
Roger (Grisly) club has replied to ©UdoSm club
Thank you, Udo, a giant leap to start a life
19 months ago.
 Günter Klaus
Günter Klaus club
Toll kommen diese Gesteinsformen dieser Felsen rüber lieber Roger,das wirkt richtig toll im Vollbild,schön sieht man da auch das Kücken,das auf seine Eltern wartet,eine sehr schöne Aufnahme hast gemacht:))

Wünsche noch einen schönen Nachmittag,ganz liebe Grüße Güni :))
19 months ago.
Roger (Grisly) club has replied to Günter Klaus club
Lovely comments, Guni :)) thank you.
19 months ago.
 @ngélique ❤️
@ngélique ❤️ club
oh le pauvre ***********belle photo Roger et bonne soirée
19 months ago.
 Roger (Grisly)
Roger (Grisly) club
Thank you, Angelique
19 months ago.
 Malik Raoulda
Malik Raoulda club
Je crois qu'il ne risque pas de tomber,ils ont l'habitude de nicher
au bord des falaises et a une grande hauteur.
Bonne soiree.
19 months ago.
Roger (Grisly) club has replied to Malik Raoulda club
Thank you, Malik, appreciated.
19 months ago.
 Pam J
Pam J club
LONG WAIT
19 months ago.
Roger (Grisly) club has replied to Pam J club
Thank you, Pam,
19 months ago.
 Rosalyn Hilborne
Rosalyn Hilborne club
What a beautiful picture Roger. Poor little thing. I hope it survived.
19 months ago.
Roger (Grisly) club has replied to Rosalyn Hilborne club
Many thanks Rosa, it looks well-fed and was stood up looking to see if more food was on the way when we left.
19 months ago.
 Schussentäler
Schussentäler club
a stunning shot
19 months ago.
Roger (Grisly) club has replied to Schussentäler club
Thank you
19 months ago.
 J. Gafarot
J. Gafarot club
What a beautiful picture.
Life in this rocks.
Mesmerizing.
19 months ago.
Roger (Grisly) club has replied to J. Gafarot club
Many thanks Jose, the cliffs were full of nesting birds, however this one was far away from the rest
19 months ago.
 Valeriane ♫ ♫ ♫¨*
Valeriane ♫ ♫ ♫¨* club
insolite et superbe*****************
19 months ago.
Roger (Grisly) club has replied to Valeriane ♫ ♫ ♫¨* club
Thank you Valeriane.
19 months ago.
 Keith Burton
Keith Burton club
It does look a little vulnerable, all alone on the cliff face...........not from falling, but from predation by other gulls. Not helped by the trails of guano highlighting it's position.

Viewed large the detail in the cliff face is astonishing Roger. I love the textures and colours especially.

A fantastic capture!
19 months ago.
Roger (Grisly) club has replied to Keith Burton club
Thank you, Keith, so many birds and so much guano along the cliffs, they are white in places.
19 months ago.
 Ulrich John
Ulrich John club
A must to see large !
19 months ago.
Roger (Grisly) club has replied to Ulrich John club
Many thanks Ulrich, really appreciated.
19 months ago.
 Boarischa Krautmo
Boarischa Krautmo club
super!
19 months ago.
Roger (Grisly) club has replied to Boarischa Krautmo club
Thank you.
19 months ago.
 Peter_Private_Box
Peter_Private_Box club
Hi Roger
A wonderful and interesting picture,
You can imagine the parents saying "Now don't move until I come back!"
As to identification, no idea!
Best Wishes a nice weekend, and stay safe!!
Peter
19 months ago.
Roger (Grisly) club has replied to Peter_Private_Box club
Thank you, Peter, hardly room on the ledge for parents as well
19 months ago.
 Doug Shepherd
Doug Shepherd club
Wonderful shot Roger! Looking at the other ledges on the cliff the parent birds seem to have picked the best available one. Hope the little one makes it to his/her first flight!

All the best, Doug
19 months ago.
Roger (Grisly) club has replied to Doug Shepherd club
Thank you, Doug, the first flight will be a nerve racking experience from that height
19 months ago.
 Leo W
Leo W club
schönes Bild. Ich frage mich, wie das Kücken da herunterkommen wird.
19 months ago.
Roger (Grisly) club has replied to Leo W club
Thank you, Leo, it will need to learn to fly very quickly.
19 months ago.

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