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Water tower on Protection Island. The small dark holes (enlarge photo) on the slope are deep burrows dug by rhinosorus auklets. The adults catch fish during the day then return to the burrows to feet their chicks at night. By some accounts, 75% of the US population of these birds is found here. The island is a wildlife refuge, boats must approach no closer than 600 feet from shore.

Water tower on Protection Island. The small dark holes (enlarge photo) on the slope are deep burrows dug by rhinosorus auklets. The adults catch fish during the day then return to the burrows to feet their chicks at night. By some accounts, 75% of the US population of these birds is found here. The island is a wildlife refuge, boats must approach no closer than 600 feet from shore.

by Jim Nieland

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    by Jim Nieland
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    • Camera: NIKON CORPORATION NIKON D40X
    • Taken on 2008/07/24 07:59:35
    • Exposure: 0.000s (1/2500)
    • Focal Length: 70.00mm
    • F/Stop: f/13.000
    • Exposure Bias: 0.00 EV
    • No flash