Common Guillemot take-off
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Seeing the power of a Common Guillemot as it takes off is awe-inspiring. They have surprisingly short, narrow wings for a bird with such a chunky body. It looks as if there’s a lot of rippling muscle under those impressive waterproof feathers.
If only I had such rippling muscles under my waterproof.