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Finnmark

Pictures taken in Finnmark, the most northern region of mainland Norway.

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White-tailed eagle overlooking a sky filled with auks (puffims, razorbills, murres). The eagle is small in frame, sitting on the top of a cliff in the bottom right corner of the image.
White-tailed eagle in flight. We mainly see a silhouette of the eagle, which is almost completely black, against a blue aqua/teal sky.
Herring gull in flight, with a rocky shoreline as the backdrop. The herring gull is not fully adult yet and still has some brown and white spotted feathers on the wings, along with the gray adult feathers.
Zoomed in picture of a rocky beach with mountains on either side, and thousands of herring gulls and great black-backed gulls (mostly juveniles/below 4yo) all over the beach, showing up as little white dots against the gray rocks.
Very large group of gulls flying over the blue ocean, with mountains and clouds in the background, on a very sunny day.
Gray rocks with white poop on them, by the ocean which is lid orange by the evening light. The rocks are covered with herring gulls, which blend in perfectly with their gray and white colors.
Zoomed in picture of a large flock of herring gulls (mostly juveniles, and some adilts) standing on top of a rocky landscape with moss and grass growing between the rocks. There's white poop on the rocks, letting the gulls blend in perfectly.
A huge flock of herring gulls flying off simultaneously, on a very rocky landscape by tghe beach, photographed from above.
Lighthouse stnanding on gray rocks by the coast, with a large group of herring gulls flying around it.
Zoomed in picture of a large flock of herring gulls (mostly juveniles, and some adilts) standing on top of a rocky landscape with moss and grass growing between the rocks. There's white poop on the rocks, letting the gulls blend in perfectly.
Wide picture of a rocky beach with mountains on either side, and thousands of herring gulls and great black-backed gulls (mostly juveniles/below 4yo) all over the beach, showing up as little white dots against the gray rocks.
Near-adult great black-backed gull standing on a rocky coastline, blending in well with its environment. The GBBG is a large gull, with pink feet and black wings, and this indivisual still has some white/brown juvenile feathers left on the wings.
A kittiwake chick on the nest, having its beak wide open, exposing the pink inside of its mouth. It's a sunny day, and the picture is well lid with a lot of detail. The young kittiwake still has fluffy down and is very tiny, colored white ans gray, with a white beak.
Arctic tern in flight, against a bright blue background.
Common murre silhouette (chest upwards), with a blue sea full of blurry bokeh in the background.
Group of ca 15 common murres standing closely together on a sunny day. The picture is taken with a telezoom lens, showing them all chest up, focused on two cuddling murres in the middle.
Portrait of a puffin, sitting in green bushes, looking straight at the camera, with blurry aqua sea in the background.
Portrait of a bridled common murre standing in front of a teal/blue blurry background (out of focus ocean), photographed from the chest up. The belly is white, the back and head are very dark brown (but look black), medium-sized sharp gray beak. Around its eye is a white circle and line, resembling glsses. The bird eye is in focus, along with tiny water droplets on top of the head. Light cimes from the left behind of the murre.
Black-legged kittiwake sitting on top of wood boxes, looking down at the camera shouting, exposing the bright red inside of the beak.
Group of 10-15 murres tightly standing together on the side of a cliff, with the ocean in the background. The two murres in the middle are mounting eachother.
Portrait of a bridled common murre. In the foreground there's a green out of focus mossy rock, the background is the out of focus ocean.
European shag walking around with the skeleton of another european shag in its beak. He's walking right to left in the frame, and between grassy terrain.
Portrait of a common murre. In the foreground there's a muddy hill, and behind the main murre there's another one that's out of focus.
Portrait of a puffin, sitting in outside of its burrow, overlooking a bright aqua sea full of bokeh, photographed from the side. It's a really bright and sunny day, and the picture has light and vibrant colors, with a lot of feather detail.
European shag walking around with the skeleton of another european shag in its beak. He's walking right to left in the frame, and between grassy terrain.
A young kittiwake (second year) flying small in frame against a light overcast sky, from the right of the frame to the left. Two auks are flying in the background.
adult kittiwake standing on top of a gull-poop-covered roof, on an overcast day, looking towards the right of the frame and shouting at something off-camera, beak wide open with the tongue out.
Portrait of a second year black-legged kittiwake, with a beige/brown blurry background. The kittiwake is photographed from the chest upwards, and has a white body, with gray wings, and some brown and black specks on the face.
Portrait of a black-legged kittiwake, photographed from the chest upwards. The kittiwake is standing on the right side of the picture, looking towards the left, and the colors are a very cool aqua blue with contrasting yellow sunlight. The kittiwake has a white head, black eyes with a red ring around it, and a short bright yellow beak.
Portrait of a female red-necked phalarope on a lake, with grass in the background. The phalarope has a gray body and head, with a white dot above the eye, a white belly, and a white patch on the chin. On each side of the neck, there's a strip with deep bright orange/red colored feathers.
Telezoom portrait of a common murre, with out-of-focud rocks in the foreground. The myrre has a black head with black beak, and white "glasses" around the eyes, and is looking straight at the camera
Hundereds of auks, mainly common murres (and a handful of puffins, razorbills, and gulls), flying past the camera. It's a blue sky with light clouds in the background, and the picture is taken with a telezoom lens, causing the birds in the foreground and background to be slightly in movement and out of focus.
Three common guillemots (uria aalge) posing in front of a white snowed in mountain, with more murres/guillemots flying in the background. It almost looks peaceful, except in the foreground a european shag (type of cormorant) is crash landing into the snow, in the most dramatic way possible.
Bridled common murre (with white eye ring) standing in front of a snowed in mountain.
Purple sandpiper foraging along an icey coastline, in purple light. The sandpiper is hanging forward, its long orange beak reachign for something on the ground right under the water.
Black-legged kittiwake preparing for landing on the kittiwake hotel. The kittiwake is positioned directly above the camera, against a light bright blue sky, white wings spread out, black legs sticking out for landing, and beak wide open while shouting at their partner on the nest.
Red wooden structure with diagonal lines, and small in frame a black-legged kittiwake flying in the bottom right.
Kittiwake sitting on its nest inside a breeding box
Telezoom portrait of two common murres cuddling and preening eachother, with murres blurred out in the foreground and background
Common murres flying from the right to the left of the frame, against a bright aqua light sky
Two common murres in flight, photographed from right below them. The one on the right is flying lower, and is as a result bigger and out of focus. The one on the left is in focus, and the plumage of the underside of the body is well noticeable, with a black to white gradient.
Small in frame common murre peeking from the bottom right corner of the image, jusgt the beak and face are in view.
Common murres flying from the right to the left of the frame, against a bright aqua light sky
Two razorbills cuddling together in the snow, with a bright aqua sea in the background. The background is out of focus with a lot of bokeh, and the snow in the foreground creates a white haze. The razorbills are small black and white auks, and have a white vertical and horizontal line on their beak.
Two razorbills cuddling together in the snow, with a bright aqua sea in the background. The background is out of focus with a lot of bokeh, and the snow in the foreground creates a white haze. The razorbills are small black and white auks, and have a white vertical and horizontal line on their beak.
Two razorbills (black and white auks) cuddling in the snow. The razorbills are positioned in the bottom left corner of the frame, and the snowy hill in the foreground makes it so that just their black heads are visible, against a completely white background.
Silhouette of a common murre, overlooking a clear blue sky, while standing on a rock.
Two razorbills, small in frame, sitting on a rock in the bottom right corner of the image. In the background, thousands of auks (murres, razorbills, and puffins) take flight.
Razorbill sitting on a rock in front of a deep blue sea. The razorbill is a medium-small seabird of the auk family. Its belly is white, back and wings and head are black. They have a white vertical stripe on the beak and a white horizontal stripe right above the beak.
Group of around 20 common murres (black and white seabirds of the auk family) in flight, against a blue sky.
Common murre flying from right to left of the frame, with a fish in its beak. In the backgrpound are 5 other murres flying in the opposite direction, left to right. It's a sunny day with blue skies.
Portrait of a young european shag, looking directly at the camera. Its body feathers still have a brown-ish color, the patch on the chin is white, and the beak is yellow and black.
Black and white close-up of a shag preening its feathers, looking backwards touching feathers on the back.
Group of purple sandpipers foraging in the water. Two of them in the middle are in focus. In front and behind them are out of focus sandpipers.
Purple sandpiper foraging in the water. The water is dark blue, and from the top right corner there's orange light coming into frame. The sandpiper is walking from the top right to the bottom left of the image, and standing on a twig.
Purple sandpiper foraging in very reflective light blue water that has small pieces of ice drifting into it, on a sunny day. The sandpiper is about to take something out of the water, looking at its own reflection.
Purple sandpiper foraging in very reflective light blue water. The sandpiper is having its beak in the water, while walking from the right to the left of the frame.
Wooden shed that's falling apart, by a lake surrounded by green grass, and the fjord in the background. The mountains and sky in the background are different shades of blue. The foreground consists of different greens and oranges in the grass.
White-tailed eagle sitting on a rock, in front of other rocks. The rocks are covered in moss, and cast a blue-ish shadow in the background. The eagle has a white tail, huge yellow beak, and big white claws. The body is brown, and has white spots on the face.
White-tailed eagle sitting on a rock, in front of other rocks. The rocks are gray, with horizontal stripes in a different gray, yellow lichen, and some dry grass here and there. The eagle is brown/white speckled with a yellow beak and feet, and blends in excellently with his environment.

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