Black-legged Kittiwake - Rissa tridactyla

The Black-legged Kittiwake is a seabird in the gull family. In North America, they breed on both coasts: the Gulf of Alaska and the Bering and Chukchi seas. They migrate south along the coasts during winter. They are surface-feeders and fish is their primary diet. They will also eat waste from sea-going ships.

I was lucky to see them breeding on a glacier cruise ship out of Seward, Alaska. I recommend such a trip.

Juvenile

07/14/2010 - Resurrection Bay, Kenai Peninsula, AK 07/14/2010 - Resurrection Bay, Kenai Peninsula, AK	Note egg 07/14/2010 - Resurrection Bay, Kenai Peninsula, AK Note egg 07/14/2010 - Resurrection Bay, Kenai Peninsula, AK	07/14/2010 - Resurrection Bay, Kenai Peninsula, AK 07/14/2010 - Resurrection Bay, Kenai Peninsula, AK
Note egg 07/14/2010 - Resurrection Bay, Kenai Peninsula, AK Note egg 07/14/2010 - Resurrection Bay, Kenai Peninsula, AK	Won 1st prize and wildlife winner at Berkeley Camera Club and 2nd at annual competition 07/14/2010 - Resurrection Bay, Kenai Peninsula, AK Won 1st prize and wildlife winner at Berkeley Camera Club and 2nd at annual competition 07/14/2010 - Resurrection Bay, Kenai Peninsula, AK	Juvenile 09/04/2013 - Montreal Biodome, Montreal, Canada Juvenile 09/04/2013 - Montreal Biodome, Montreal, Canada

Breeding (Feb-Sep)

07/14/2010 - Resurrection Bay, Kenai Peninsula, AK 07/14/2010 - Resurrection Bay, Kenai Peninsula, AK	07/14/2010 - Resurrection Bay, Kenai Peninsula, AK 07/14/2010 - Resurrection Bay, Kenai Peninsula, AK	07/14/2010 - Resurrection Bay, Kenai Peninsula, AK 07/14/2010 - Resurrection Bay, Kenai Peninsula, AK
07/14/2010 - Resurrection Bay, Kenai Peninsula, AK 07/14/2010 - Resurrection Bay, Kenai Peninsula, AK	07/14/2010 - Resurrection Bay, Kenai Peninsula, AK 07/14/2010 - Resurrection Bay, Kenai Peninsula, AK	09/04/2013 - Montreal Biodome, Montreal, Canada 09/04/2013 - Montreal Biodome, Montreal, Canada

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