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Little Auk in Bjørndalen

Two little auks sitting on a lichen-covered rock on the side of a mountain, with a green and gray valley out of focus in the background. The little auk on the left is facing away from the camera and stretching its wings, showing the black backside with white line under each wing. The one on the right is facing the camera, showing off the black head with white dot above the eye.

26. July 2023

Svalbard

Little auk in flight, photographed in Bjørndalen by Longyearbyen in Svalbard.

When visiting Svalbard in 2017, I fell completely in love with the cute little auks and the tough thick-billed murres, which can be found all over. So when returning to Svalbard in 2023, I did several hikes to see them on the mountains surrounding Longyearbyen.

They're beautiful and noisy little birds, and I hope to see them again sometime.

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