Razorbill Love


Posted by Joshua Clark on Fri Feb 12, 2016 2:50 am

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Thought this would be an appropriate photo with Valentine's Day being this Sunday. A pair of Razorbills displaying some touching of bills which is a courtship behavior from my trip to Machias Seal Island off the coast of Maine. 
It is said that a mating pair will court several times during breeding periods to strengthen their bond between the two.  Once a female chooses a male, the two will stay together for life.  It was really heart warming witnessing this behavior first hand.

1dx, manual, 1/800sec @ f/8, ISO 250, 70-200mm f/2.8L + 1.4x @ 235mm
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by ANIT MITRA on Fri Feb 12, 2016 3:24 am
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Strong interaction captured very nicely.... bg awsm here..love it..
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by ahazeghi on Fri Feb 12, 2016 3:38 am
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excellent interaction captured here
 

by Matt Filosa on Fri Feb 12, 2016 9:25 am
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Excellent shot. The shape underneath their intersecting bills almost is heart shaped!

Best,

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by Karl Egressy on Fri Feb 12, 2016 1:21 pm
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I visited there once and it is a nice place to shoot Alcids. Excellent image, Josh.
 

by James Vellozzi on Fri Feb 12, 2016 4:27 pm
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nicely done..
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by mikullashbee on Fri Feb 12, 2016 5:02 pm
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Well done Josh.
Thanks for looking,
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by Jim_B on Fri Feb 12, 2016 5:34 pm
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Sweet shot! They picked a nice spot for their courtship and for you to photograph them.
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by john on Fri Feb 12, 2016 7:58 pm
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beautiful shot. I think if were mine I'd crop even tighter on this shot for a more intimate view.
 

by Missy Mandel on Sat Feb 13, 2016 6:44 pm
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Josh, I love the image. It tells a wonderful story!
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by kovnor on Sun Feb 14, 2016 7:55 am
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Great moment!

Congratulation!
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