Photo of the Day - Little Auks

Little auk is a small social auk species breeding under stones on steep slopes in the Arctic. It is probably the most numerous seabird species in the world, breeding in huge quantities on Svalbard. Little auk colonies are found almost everywhere. Their squeaky sounds are the sound of summer for many Svalbardians.

As a black and white swift small birds they are difficult to photograph. One would think that a bright sunny day would produce good light for photography, but this apparently is not the case. Maybe the best yellow light could be achieved on cloudless nights? One of my this years projects is to produce sufficient photos of these extremely attractive and lively birds...