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A juvenile Marbled Murrelet, Alaska

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A juvenile Marbled Murrelet near Gull Island in Kachemak Bay, Alaska. The Marbled Murrelet spends most of its life at sea, coming to land only in the summer to nest.

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Public Domain.

Photo taken by Sarah Schoen, U.S. Geological Survey