2012

TA1974 : Kittiwake chicks at Bempton Cliffs

taken 12 years ago, near to Buckton, East Riding of Yorkshire, England

Kittiwake chicks at Bempton Cliffs
Kittiwake chicks at Bempton Cliffs
The chicks are downy, grey and white, unlike the dappled chicks of other gull species. They are under relatively little threat of predation, as the nests are on extremely steep cliffs, but today, a juvenile peregrine falcon was resting on the cliff face nearby, eyeing up his next easy meal. Kittiwake chicks instinctively sit still to avoid falling off the ledges on the steep cliff face. This little group is about 200 feet above the North Sea.

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Geographical Context: Coastal Wild Animals, Plants and Mushrooms Bird: Kittiwake Place: Bempton Cliffs other tags: Chicks Chalk Cliffs Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
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Photographer
Pauline E   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Monday, 2 July, 2012   (more nearby)
Submitted
Monday, 9 July, 2012
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TA 192 744 [100m precision]
WGS84: 54:9.1084N 0:10.5241W
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OSGB36: geotagged! TA 192 744
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West-southwest (about 247 degrees)
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