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Scripps's murrelet chick, Santa Barbara Island

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Santa Barbara Island hosts the largest breeding population of Xantus' murrelets in the United States. The tiny chicks leave their steep hillside nests when only 48 hours old and tumble down into the crashing surf.

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17/08/2006
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National Parks Gallery
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