Black Guillemont

1/160s at f8.0, ISO:1000, Canon Mark III 1Ds w/800mm, 1.4x converter


The breeding habitat of the Black Guillemot is on rocky shores, cliffs and islands on the northern Atlantic coasts in eastern North America as far south as Maine, and in Western Europe as far south as Ireland. They are one of the few birds to breed on Surtsey, Iceland a new volcanic island. In the UK, it is a fairly common breeding bird in western and northern Scotland and Northern Ireland. In the rest of Great Britain they only breed at St. Bees Head in Cumbria, the Isle of Man and on east Anglesey in north Wales. Some birds breed in Alaska where their range overlaps with the Pigeon Guillemot. They usually lay their eggs in rocky sites near water. These birds often over winter in their breeding areas, moving to open waters if necessary, but usually not migrating very far south. They dive for food from the surface, swimming underwater. They mainly eat fish and crustaceans, also some mollusks, insects and plant material. The call in the breeding season is a high whistle. The red gape is also prominent then.
Newfoundland
 
07/20/2010