Kittiwake chick in Vardø

A young kittiwake on a warm summer day in Vardø, northern-most Norway.

Here kittiwakes (rissa tridactyla) have started breeding in the center of town, where they are protected from the eagles in the area. In order to avoid the kittiwakes making nests on people's houses, kittiwake hotels where they can nest in peace were built in several locations.

This family was nesting on an abandoned building near one of the kittiwake hotels, and all members were sitting beak open, cooling down from the temperatures.

Picture taken from a safe distance, with telezoom lens, and further cropped in post production, so no chicks were disturbed.