I watched guillemots do a lot of awkward landings. Most were face-plants, but this landing was exceptional. I asked for, and was given permission to photograph from a private dock on Coos Bay owned by a boat repair facility. There, I spent a half hour with Pigeon Guillemots.
I watched guillemots do a lot of awkward landings. Most were face-plants, but this landing was exceptional. I asked for, and was given permission to photograph from a private dock on Coos Bay owned by a boat repair facility. There, I spent a half hour with Pigeon Guillemots.
I watched guillemots do a lot of awkward landings. Most were face-plants, but this landing was exceptional. I asked for, and was given permission to photograph from a private dock on Coos Bay owned by a boat repair facility. There, I spent a half hour with Pigeon Guillemots.
I watched guillemots do a lot of awkward landings. Most were face-plants, but this landing was exceptional. I asked for, and was given permission to photograph from a private dock on Coos Bay owned by a boat repair facility. There, I spent a half hour with Pigeon Guillemots.
I watched guillemots do a lot of awkward landings. Most were face-plants, but this landing was exceptional. I asked for, and was given permission to photograph from a private dock on Coos Bay owned by a boat repair facility. There, I spent a half hour with Pigeon Guillemots.
I watched guillemots do a lot of awkward landings. Most were face-plants, but this landing was exceptional. I asked for, and was given permission to photograph from a private dock on Coos Bay owned by a boat repair facility. There, I spent a half hour with Pigeon Guillemots.
I watched guillemots do a lot of awkward landings. Most were face-plants, but this landing was exceptional. I asked for, and was given permission to photograph from a private dock on Coos Bay owned by a boat repair facility. There, I spent a half hour with Pigeon Guillemots.
I watched guillemots do a lot of awkward landings. Most were face-plants, but this landing was exceptional. I asked for, and was given permission to photograph from a private dock on Coos Bay owned by a boat repair facility. There, I spent a half hour with Pigeon Guillemots.

Pigeon Guillemot (Cepphus columba)

Pigeon Guillemot

(Cepphus columba)

Description:

I watched guillemots do a lot of awkward landings. Most were face-plants, but this landing was exceptional. I asked for, and was given permission to photograph from a private dock on Coos Bay owned by a boat repair facility. There, I spent a half hour with Pigeon Guillemots.

Date Taken: 2022:03:31 11:04

Location:

Empire Landing
Coos Bay, Oregon
United States
20.00 ft above sea level

Camera Information:

NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800

File Name: PigeonGuillemot_8509160-CoosBay-BoatDocks

© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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