Took this picture and was surprised to see the swarm of shoots, heading towards the bird.http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v406/solvi/31-04-2006035.jpg

I'm not sure you are seeing the shot in that picture. If so it appears to have a rather unusual shape. I was wondering about that bird. Is that some type of wtarefowl? It looks more related to a loon or grebe. Also, can they fly?

SH

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I was wondering about that bird.

That is a Black Guillemot, and they are pretty good eating, I had a couple in Iceland.

This picture is taken with Canon Rebel and is 3,72mb in size and when I zoom in on it with Photoshop, individual pellets can be seen.
The bird is “Uria aalge†in english ,Common Guillemot, and is a popular bird to shoot at sea. Every spring we shoot them in thousands along with Uria lomvia / Brünnichs Guillemot - Alca torda / Razorbill – and Fratercula arctica / Atlantic Puffin, though I don’t want to shoot the Puffin but instead I take some in July on an island I have rented for some years, just for the fun of Puffin hunting.

Thanks Skinner, giving me the name let me read more about it. I see that it is the same order as a grebe, and the same family as gulls and terns.

SH