Seabirds on Rocky Coasts

Photos of diverse seabird colonies, including penguins and albatrosses, nesting on rocky shores, reflecting their social behaviors in natural habitats.

Black-browed albatross, Thalassarche melanophris, with blue-eyed shags in breeding colony on Saunders Island, Falkland Islands

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Black-browed albatross, Thalassarche melanophris, with blue-eyed shags in breeding colony on Saunders Island, Falkland Islands

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Common Murre (Uria aalge) colony, Farne Islands, Northumberland, United Kingdom

Jackass Penguin, (Spheniscus demersus), Betty's Bay, Western Cape, South Africa, Africa, colony on rock

Sheep in a colony of Rockhopper Penguins Falkland Islands

gentoo penguin pygoscelis papua papus jumping off rock falkland islands

Crowds of Guillemots (Uria aalge), on Staple Island, in the Farne Islands, Northumberland, northeast England, United Kingdom, Europe

Rockhopper Penguins (Eudyptes chrysocome chrysocome) Pebble Island, off north coast of West Falkland. Falkland Islands. They return in early October to breed after their winter pelagic wandering.

Penguin Magellanic Penguin Spheniscus magellanicus in Patagonia Copyright: xZoonar.com/GalynaxAndrushkox 6974612

Great Britain, England, Northumberland, Farne Islands, Common Murres, Uria aalge

California sea lions (Zalophus californianus) in Baja California Sur, Mexico.

FALKLAND ISLS.,NEW ISLAND, CANYON, ROCKHOPPER PENGUINS RETURNING FROM FEEDING

Spotted Shags (Phalacrocorax punctatus) on a rocky outcrop in New Zealand

Common guillemot (Uria aalge) nesting on Bear Island (Bjornoya) in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway, Arctic, Europe

Northern Gannet (Morus bassanus) flying over colony, Helgoland, Germany

Chinstrap Penguin (Pygoscelis antarctica) colony, South Georgia Island

Cape Fur Seals (Arctocephalus pusillus) at Cape Cross Seal Colony on the Skeleton Coast in Namibia, Africa.

ICELAND, HEIMAEY, ATLANTIC PUFFINS

Brnnich''s Guillemots, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway.

Common Murres ( Guillemots) (Uria aalge), Cape Achen, Chukotka, Russia, Eurasia

macaroni penguin eudyptes chrysolophus rookery. cooper bay, south georgia.

Typical mixed colony of rockhopper penguin and imperial shag. South America, Falkland Islands, Bleaker Island.

Chinstrap penguins (Pygoscelis antarctica) on Half Moon Island, Bransfield Strait, Antarctica

Gentoo Penguins (Pygoscelis papua) with Striated Caracara or Johnny Rook (Phalcoboenus australis). The Johnny Rooks eat the krill from the penguin guano, West Falkland, Falkland Islands.

Adelie penguins (Pygoscelis adeliae) plunging into the water from rocky shoreline to go to feed at sea at Hope Bay, Antarctic Peninsula

Atlantic Puffins, Fratercula arctica, the main attraction on Eastern Egg Rock Island, Maine.

View of a Black-browed albatross colony with birds incubating on their nest on Sounders Island, an island on the west coast of the Falkland Islands.

Guillemot breeding colony, Uria aalge, Isle of May, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Ecuador, Galapagos. Espanoloa (aka Hood), Punta Suarez. Marine Iguana (WILD: Amblyrhynchus cristatus venustissimus, endemic subspecies) & Blue-footed boobies.

Puffin (Fratercula arctica) on a cliff above the sea, Skoruvikurbjarg bird cliff, Langanes Peninsula, Norourland eystra, Iceland, Europe

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black-browed albatross diomedea melanophris huge colony steeple jason, falkland islands

Kittiwake - flock collecting nesting material (Larus tridactyla). Fowlsheugh RSPB Reserve, Grampian, UK.

Sanderling (Calidris alba) group in flight, Audierne Bay Brittany, France

Seabirds on the rockface in the Ballestas island, natural park. Peru

Cormorant vigua (Nannopterum brasilianum), adults on the Pacific coast, Tongoy, Coquimbo Region, Chile

Gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua) breeding colony at Petermann Island, Antarctica, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions

Northern GANNET - breeding colony (Morus bassanus). Bass Rock, Scotland, UK. formerly: Sula bassana, Pelecanus bassanus.

Europe, Norway, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Group of little auk on rock

Campbell Albatross (Thalassarche impavida) adults and chick at bull rock, North Cape Colony, only breeding area, estimated at 26,000 pairs, Campbell Island, New Zealand

Magellanic Penguin (Spheniscus magellanicus) in Patagonia

Falkland Islands; West Point Island. Black-browed albatross (Thalassarche melanophris) incubating egg in a clifftop colony shared with rockhopper penguins.

Adult Seagull with chicks at a gull rookery, Shoup Bay State Marine Park, Prince William Sound, Southcentral Alaska

Pracheidente Prachterente

Little Auk (Alle alle) three adults, summer plumage, standing on rocks at breeding colony in coastal habitat, Spitzbergen, Svalbard

Common guillemots Uria Aalge nesting on sides of cliffs in Anglesey Wales

Guadalupe fur seals (Arctocephalus townsendi), at new haul out on Las Animas Island, Baja California Sur, Sea of Cortez, Mexico, North America

A flock of Surfbirds Aphriza virgata take off from the Gravina Rocks in Port Gravina, Prince William Sound, Southcentral Alaska, during their annual s...

Brunnich's guillemots, Uria lomvia, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Arctic

Cape Fur Seals, Arctocephalus pusillus, Shark Alley, Geyser Rock, Dyer Island, Gansbaai, Western Cape, South Africa, Africa

Brunnich's Guillemot (Uria lomvia) group on ice floe, Svalbard, Norway

Adelie Penguin, (Pygoscelis adeliae), Antarctica, Devil Island, adult couple in colony at nest

Magellanic Penguin (Spheniscus magellanicus) in Patagonia

Gentoo Penguin (Pygoscelis papua) colony. South America, Falkland Islands, Sea Lion Island

Greater Crested Tern, Thalasseus bergii, Walker Bay Nature Reserve, Gansbaai, Western Cape, South Africa, Africa

Rockhopper penguins incubating in Falkland Islands

Penguins on an island on the Beagle Channel, Ushuaia, Argentina, Patagonia, South America

Seagulls perched on rock, Kenora, Ontario, Canada

N.A., USA, Alaska, St. Paul Island. Black-legged kittiwakes (Rissa tridactyla)

European shags (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) in breeding plumage, perched on rock, with Common guillemot (Uria aalge) flock in flight in background, Hornoya Island, Finnmark, Norway. March.

Thin-billed Murre nest on cliffs (Uria aalge) Coats Island Canada

Subjects: Birds; Marine birds; Wildlife refuges; Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge; Aleutians; Digital. . 1998 - 2011.

Common guillemot (Uria aalge) sitting on a rock face, Schleswig-Holstein, Helgoland Island, wildlife, Germany, Europe

Norway. Svalbard. Spitsbergen. Alkefjellet. Cliffside colony of common guillemots (Uria aalge).

Grey-headed Albatross (Thalassarche chrysostoma) colony near Campbell Albatross (Thalassarche impavida) nesting area, North Cape, Campbell Island, sub-Antarctica New Zealand

Black-legged Kittiwake colony in rocks. Svalbard, Spitsbergen, Norway. Date:

Gentoo penguin colony in Antarctic Peninsula, Barrientos Island, late summer

Pied Avocet colony (Recurvirostra avosetta). France.

Razorbill (Alca torda) breeding along cliff face, Sumburgh Head, Shetland Islands, United Kingdom

Macaroni penguins jump into water from rocks in Hercules Bay on South Georgia Island

Atlantic puffins (Fratercula arctica), Noss Island, Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Pelagic Cormorant Phalacrocorax pelagicus nesting colony on Mandarte Island near Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

Magpie Magpie bird in the wild in South Australia Copyright: xZoonar.com/TimxHesterxPhotographyx 4287511

Norway, Honningsvag, North Cape, Gjesvaer. Stappen Island Nature Preserve (aka Gjesvaerstappan), protected bird & nature habitat. Nesting Northern gannets.

Jackass Penguin,(Spheniscus demersus),Betty's Bay,South Africa,Africa,group of adults walking on beach

Atlantic Puffin (Fratercula arctica) adult, standing on clifftop overlooking coastal habitat, Hermaness, Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland, august

Northern rockhopper penguins (Eudyptes moseleyi) covered in spilled oil from the wreck of the MS Oliva, Nightingale island, Tristan da Cunha Group, South Atlantic Ocean

Common guillemots (Uria aalge), Sumburgh Head Nature Reserve, The Mainland Orkney, Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Waved Albatross (Phoebastria irrorata) Punta Cevallos, Espanola Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.

Portrait of a Snares penguin (Eudyptes robustus) in kelp (Durvillaeae antarctica) on the Snares Islands.

Brunnich's Guillemot (Uria lomvia) group on Bering Sea cliff edge, breeding season, St Paul Island, Pribilof, Alaska

Japanese Macaque (Macaca fuscata) troop on coastal rocks, Yakushima Island, Japan

Guadalupe fur seals Arctocephalus townsendi, at new haul out on Las Animas Island, Baja California Sur, Sea of Cortez, Mexico, North America Copyright: MichaelxNolan 1112-8767

View of the Cormorant colony on Marta Island (near Magdalena Island) in the Strait of Magellan near Punta Arenas in southern Chile.

Rockhopper Penguin (Eudyptes chrysocome), subspecies Southern Rockhopper (Eudyptes chrysocome chrysocome). South America, Falkland Islands, Saunders Island, January

King penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus) breeding colony on the coast, St. Andrews Bay, South Georgia

Pelican colony on the rock at Parakas national reserve, Peru, South America

Gentoo penguins in Antarctica. Wild nature

Falkland Islands, West Falkland, Saunders Island. Juvenile Black-browed albatross (wild: Thalassarche melanophris), in cliffside nesting habitat.

Seabirds on the rockface in the Ballestas island, natural park. Peru

Gentoo penguins walking. Antarctica. South Pole

BLACK-BROWED ALBATROSS diomedea melanophris, COLONY NESTING ON ROCKS, DRAKE PASSAGE, ANTARCTICA

Falkland Islands, Carcass Island. Magellanic oystercatchers and striated caracara birds.

Observation Jackass Penguins Boulders Beach South Africa

Planar colony of brunnich&#39, s guillemots and common guillemots on the Novaya Zemlya archipelago, Barents sea

Atlantic Puffin (Fratercula arctica) group at coastal breeding colony, Skomer Island National Nature Reserve, Skomer Island, Pembrokeshire, Wales, United Kingdom

Jackass Penguin, African Penguin, (Spheniscus demersus), colony on shore, Boulders Beach, Simonstown, Western Cape, South Africa, Africa

Steller's Eider - tightly packed winter flock (Polysticta stelleri). Varanger Fjord, Norway.

Yellow-nosed Albatross (Thalassarche chlororhynchos) nesting, Tristan da Cunha, South Atlantic

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Seagull nests with chicks, Shoup Bay State Marine Park, Prince William Sound, Southcentral Alaska

Northern Fulmar, also called Arctic Fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis). Scotland, Shetland Islands

Chen canagica. Subjects: Birds; Emperor Goose; Waterfowl; Alaska. . 1998 - 2011.

African penguins (Spheniscus demersus), colony on the beach, on land, Boulders Beach, Simon's Town, Western Cape, South Africa, Africa

View of penguins huddle on rocky slopes, a stark contrast to the icy waters below, wildlife thrives in the harsh landscape, Antarctica, Antarctica.

Snow Goose (Chen caerulescens) group with chicks walking up tundra slope, Wrangel Island, Russia

Magellanic Penguin (Spheniscus magellanicus) at the penguin sanctuary on Magdalena Island in the Strait of Magellan near Punta Arenas in southern Chile.

Flock of Double-Crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) on the coast, Lake of The Woods, Ontario, Canada

Black-browed Albatross (Thalassarche melanophris) on nest, Keppel Island, Falkland Islands

Laughing gull with Cape Hatteras Lighthouse in back C.H. National Seashore, NC, North Carolina

shag phalacrocorax aristotelis saltee islands, county wexford

Harlequin duck mating pair

Great auk (Pinguinus impennis), bronze sculpture, memorial against the extinction of many bird species, artist Todd McGrain, view of the sea, rock needles, Valahnukur cliff, Reykjanes peninsula, Iceland, Europe

fratercula arctica, Atlantic puffin

Colony Harbor Seals California USA

Buller's Albatross (Thalassarche bulleri) endemic to New Zealand's southern islands, pair courting on storm-lashed western cliffs looking toward south promonitory, Snares Islands, New Zealand

Black-legged Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) adults, flock roosting and preening at colony in snow, Hornoi island, Norway, March

Harbor Seals Acadia NP, Maine

Falklands Steamerduck (Tachyeres brachypterus) mother with ducklings, Carcass Island, Falkland Islands

Falkland Islands. Rockhopper penguins make their way over the rugged rocks.

Hunting lodge and appellants Baie de Somme Picardie

Steller's Sea Lion (Eumetopias jubatus) group on rocky shore, North Pacific

California sea lions (Zalophus californianus) resting on the rocks of the Los Islotes Islands in the Sea of Cortez of Baja California Mexico. This is the most southern breeding colony of California sea lions.

Birds on the cliffs of Alkefjellet, Svalbard

Colony of Magellanic Penguin near an abandonned lighthouse

Dolphin gull (Leucophaeus scoresbii) nesting colony, Sea Lion Island, Falkland Islands, South America

Andean Condor (Vultur gryphus) largest flying bird, group soaring on thermal updraft over 3,400 meters deep, Colca Canyon, Peru

Pigeon on Battlement Castle of medieval Trujillo town Trujillo, Spain - June 4, 2017: Pigeon on Battlement Castle of medieval Trujillo town, Spain. Extremadura Copyright: xZoonar.com/JuanxAunionx 11316033

Cat Ba Langur (Trachypithecus poliocephalus poliocephalus) females, Ha Long Bay, Cat Ba Island, Vietnam

Red and Black-legged Kittiwakes, Bering Sea, St. George I., Pribilofs, AK

Jackass Penguins (Spheniscus demersus), Boulders Beach, Simon's Town, Western Cape, South Africa, Africa

Gannets, Morus bassanus, guillemots, Uria aalge, rocks, sit, Heligoland

gentoo penguin pygoscelis papus papua surfing in towards landing beach falkland islands

Harlequin duck (Histrionicus histrionicus) male in front of a waterfall, Iceland

Adult macaroni penguins (Eudyptes chrysolophus) plunging into the sea leaving their breeding colony at Elsehul on South Georgia, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions

People photographing penguin and brown skua on Prion Island coast, Antarctica

Razorbill (Alca torda) perched on a cliff, England

A photographer is photographing Rockhopper penguins (Eudyptes chrysocome) on Sounders Island, an island on the west coast of the Falkland Islands.

Flock of Black-legged Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) nesting on cliffs, St Abb's Head, Berwickshire, Scotland

European Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) adult, breeding plumage, sitting at rough nest made of twigs on clifftop habitat, Inner Farne, Farne Islands, Northumberland, England, May

Grey Seal (Halichoerus grypus) adult, hauled out on seaweed covered rocks, Staple Island, Outer Farnes, Farne Islands, Northumberland, England, July

South America, Ecuador, Galapagos Islands. Marine Iguanas (Amblyrhynchus cristatus)

Common guillemot (Uria aalge) sitting on a rock face, Schleswig-Holstein, Helgoland Island, wildlife, Germany, Europe

Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) group scavenging on Pacific Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus divergens) carcass, Wrangel Island, Russia

Birds on rocky cliffs overlooking the deep blue sea, gannet on a rock in the North Sea in summer, Morus bassanus, Heligoland, Germany, Europe

Geese by the water in Ireland

Panoramic picture with 2 puffin (Fratercula arctica) in front, flowers, birds on the water in the back, coast, Hornoeya, Varanger, Northern Norway, Norway, Europe

Common Raven (Corvus corax) adult, standing on chalk cliff overlooking ferry port, Dover, Kent, England, may

Two penguins sittting on the rocks. Two penguins sitting on the rocks. Sunny day Copyright: xZoonar.com/AnnaxMaloverjanx 13532035