Black Guillemot with a Butterfish

It’s a sparkling day on Westray. As we look out we can see a Black Guillemot on the waves. It’s caught a bright red Butterfish.

Black Guillemot with Butterfish - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)

It’s fun to watch it bob on the tiny waves. I watch it fly to its nest, hidden in a cleft in the rocks:

Black Guillemot with Butterfish - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)

Then it’s back on the waves again, back to hunt for its family.

Black Guillemot with Butterfish - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)

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