Saturday, August 24, 2013
Living on the edge
Thousands of Arctic birds congregate on a cliff - as they nest hundreds of feet in the air. The guillemots swoop onto tiny ledges no more than a few inches wide to make their nest away from the harsh Arctic winds that lash Franz Josef Land, off the coast of Russia. It is estimated 55,000 birds breed on this 650ft cliff, making it the biggest colony on the the archipelago.
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