fulmars
Gull-like seagoing birds
Fulmars are seabirds of the North Atlantic and North Pacific, resembling gulls but related to petrels and albatrosses.
They have stiff-winged flight and defend their nests by spitting foul-smelling stomach oil at intruders.
The cliffs were crowded with nesting fulmars.
Rising effortlessly upward
- glidingEngineless aerial movement
- thermalsWarm air columns
- updraftUpward air movement
- wingspanTip-to-tip extent
aerodynamic · effortless · banking · hovering · airborne
Long-winged oceanic bird
- petrelTube-nosed ocean bird
- shearwaterTube-nosed pelagic bird
- skuaThieving polar seabird
- kittiwakeSmall cliff-dwelling gull
guillemot · puffin · gannet · cormorant · tern · pelagic · ornithology · avian
Norwegian Arctic archipelago
- GreenlandLargest island on Earth
- IcelandNordic island republic
- Faroe IslandsAutonomous Danish North Atlantic archipelago
- polarOf extreme latitudes
tundra · subarctic · North Atlantic · cliffs · midnight sun · aurora borealis · blizzard · sea ice
Massive saltwater body
- planktonDrifting marine microlife
- fishGilled aquatic vertebrate
- squidTen-armed marine mollusk
- crustaceansExoskeleton-bearing aquatic arthropods
offal · trawler · fishing boats · carrion · scavenging · pelagic · seawater · currents
Forceful ejection of stomach contents
- foul-smellingEmitting unpleasant odors
- regurgitationEjecting swallowed material
- pungentSharply strong-smelling
- rancidDecomposed fat's quality
soaring
Rising effortlessly upward
wingspan · aerodynamic · effortless · banking · hovering · airborne
albatross
Long-winged oceanic bird
- petrelTube-nosed ocean bird
- shearwaterTube-nosed pelagic bird
- skuaThieving polar seabird
kittiwake · guillemot · puffin · gannet · cormorant · tern · pelagic · ornithology · avian · plumage
Svalbard
Norwegian Arctic archipelago
- GreenlandLargest island on Earth
- IcelandNordic island republic
- Faroe IslandsAutonomous Danish North Atlantic archipelago
polar · tundra · subarctic · North Atlantic · cliffs · midnight sun · aurora borealis · blizzard · sea ice · remote
ocean
Massive saltwater body
crustaceans · offal · trawler · fishing boats · carrion · scavenging · pelagic · seawater · currents · coastal
projectile vomiting
Forceful ejection of stomach contents
- foul-smellingEmitting unpleasant odors
- regurgitationEjecting swallowed material
- pungentSharply strong-smelling
rancid · noxious · protective