Alison Mackenzie · @TheMackWalks
146 followers · 115 posts · Server mastodon.scot
Yesterday, Fowlsheugh💙 #walking #seabirds #fowlsheugh #rspbfowlsheugh #crawtoncliffs #aberdeenshire #birdwatching #razorbills #auks
#auks #razorbills #birdwatching #aberdeenshire #crawtoncliffs #rspbfowlsheugh #fowlsheugh #seabirds #walking
Adrianna Tan · @skinnylatte
3549 followers · 6536 posts · Server hachyderm.io
Murres on a rock (Pacifica, California)
(Nikon D810, Nikkor 200-500mm)
#Seabirds #Birds #Birding #Murre #Auks #Rock #Ocean #PacificOcean #California
#seabirds #Birds #birding #murre #auks #rock #ocean #pacificocean #california
John Orcutt · @GonzagaMEATLab
221 followers · 47 posts · Server ecoevo.social
#FossilAdventCalendar Day 7
This #bird #skeleton is from #Newfoundland, but it's displayed in #Reykjavik's #Safnahúsið, because it was in #Iceland 🇮🇸 that the great #auk (Pinguinus impennis) last lived. Its black and white #feathers, #flightlessness, and ability to swim make it look like a #penguin, but #auks are really #puffin relatives. Driven to #extinction only in 1844, it's become a cautionary tale in #conservation #biology and an illustration of the impact our species has on #biodiversity.
#fossiladventcalendar #bird #skeleton #newfoundland #reykjavik #safnahusid #iceland #auk #feathers #flightlessness #penguin #auks #puffin #extinction #conservation #biology #biodiversity