photos from Trips July 29-Aug 8, Vinalhaven to Seal Island

 Photos from trips July 29-Aug 8,  Vinalhaven to Seal Island.

the head and neck of  Spirit Cormorant

Adult Peregrine,  zooming around the back side of Seal.

Peregrine, in front of rock face

Grey seals posing

still there, still different,

Red-billed Tropicbird, el pájaro milagroso.

Rudy turnstone

Puffins, some ashore, many afloat.

Black Swallowtail,  SW cove, seal Island

Eagles on Otter Island

Chuck, and crew, and flounder

Greater shearwater

Great White Cormorant

red-necked phalarope

Black guillemots, back shore of Seal Island

Greater shearwater along side

young eagle and adult, Otter Island

Common Murre, aka Guillemot,  

Harlequin duck,  Little Brimstone.

Peregrine, western head, Seal Island

the terns did poorly this summer due to having a hard time finding forage, as did the puffins, the Cormorants did not seem to have similar difficulties.