In the Middle of An Island - The King Brothers

Another Sunday, another special as we wander off to the

Pribilof Islands 

and Saint Paul's the more northerly of the 2 below the quay, in the heart of the Bearing Sea for a festival of Wildlife in 2002.

As soon as the aircraft landed I was captivated by the

GREY-CROWNED ROSY FINCH
and turned to find not a human being in sight, including my guide.

ARCTIC FOX

with juvenile.

with below the cliff one of my
Old Charges!

SNOW BUNTING

with young,

and where the TV programme
The Deadliest Catch
was filmed.

NORTHERN FUR SEAL
colony

below the cliffs.

CRESTED AUKLET

colony

HARLEQUIN DUCK

ROCK SANDPIPER

also with young.

HARBOUR SEAL
(juvenile)

and while among a flock of what the Americans call

BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKE
(known here as simply Kittiwake)

the absolute 'bird of the trip' for me

as still in pursute of all of the 57 species of Gulls in the World

RED-LEGGED KITTIWAKE
as we head for the cliffs next Sunday.