Looking up at the rocky cliffs of an island off of Isle of Skye to watch puffins and murres in their nesting spots. We were watching from a boat on the water. The rocky cliffs are gray and yellow, there is scrubby grass growing over the rocks and some heather and gorse peeking out here and there. The puffins were hilarious to watch landing on the water with a comical *plop!

Perched

There are #hidden puffins and common murres if you zoom in, but this was taken with a phone, so forgive the blurriness.

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From the EverythingScience community on Reddit: Scientists just confirmed the largest bird-killing event in modern history Explore this post and more from the EverythingScience community

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"Scientists just confirmed the largest bird-killing event in modern history"

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Catastrophic and persistent loss of common murres after a marine heatwave Recent marine heatwaves have had pervasive effects on marine ecosystems, from declines in primary production to die-offs of top predators. Seabird mortalities are often observed in association with he...

A recent marine #heatwave killed off more than half of Alaska’s population of common #murres, "the largest documented #wildlife #mortality event in the modern era.” In total, some 4 million of the #birds died between 2014 and 2016 due to fish die-off from #rising #temperatures in the north Pacific

Ocean Heat Killed Half the Common Murres Around Alaska About four million common murres were killed by a domino effect of ecosystem changes, and the population is showing no signs of recovery, according to new research.

About four million common #murres were killed by a domino effect of #ecosystem changes, and the population is showing no signs of recovery, according to new research. #climate #oceans #alaska #birds www.nytimes.com/2024/12/12/c...

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#Murres on a reef off the coast of the Isle Of Mull, #Scotland #Bird

#Murres off the coast of the Isle Of Mull Scotland #Birds

Corey Bradshaw on Instagram: "#amazing #bird #aggregation #feeding on a giant #anchovy #baitball #pelicans #murres #terns #gulls #cormorants #montereybay #california" 9 likes, 0 comments - cjabradshaw on August 31, 2017: "#amazing #bird #aggregation #feeding on a giant #anchovy #baitball #pelicans #murres #terns #gulls #cormorants #montereybay #california".

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