       
The Northern Fulmar - Fulmarus glacialis - although similar
in appearance to seagulls is in fact a true
Procellaridae, making it more closely related to the
albatross. Whereas seagulls come to land to drink fresh
water, the fulmar drinks sea water and comes to land only to
breed. They don't start breeding until they are 8 to 10
years old, they lay but one egg per year and there is
documentation of fulmars still breeding at forty years of
age. There are many nesting colonies of these magnificent birds
around Sutherland.
Nesting
cliffs
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Rooms with a
view
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Nesting pair
of fulmars - image 1332
Leaving
the nest
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Getting to
know the neighbours
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Resting on a
rocky ledge
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Arriving at
the nest
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Fulmar in
flight
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Courtship
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Fulmar coming into
land - image 1338
Enjoying the
view
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On the wing
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On the wing
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Enjoying
Company
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In full flight
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Soaring over
the cliffs
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