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Pigeon guillemot        Images © Mark A. Chappell

Pigeon guillemots are medium-sized alcids that nest singly in beach debris, old buildings, cliff holes, or other shelters along the Pacific coast from California into Alaska.   They often rest in small groups and frequently attract attention with their high, twittering, whistled calls and their startlingly red feet and mouths.  These summer-plumaged birds were photographed at Pt. Lobos near Carmel and in Santa Cruz, both in central California.   Pictures of flying birds are on this page.

  • Canon 7D2 or 5D4, 800 mm IS lens, some with 1.4X or 2X converter, some with fill-in flash (2017, 2019)