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Common Murre holding a capelin

By Alaska Science Center
Close up of 10 Common Murres on Gull Island. Center murre is looking at you with capelin (small forage fish) in bill.
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A Common Murre holding a capelin at a breeding colony on Gull Island, in Kachemak Bay, Alaska. Capelin are an important, energy rich forage fish for many marine predators.

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Public Domain.

Photo by Sarah Schoen, USGS