Seabird

Seabirds are birds that have adapted so they are better able to live at sea or near it. Many seabirds live at sea, that is, far away from land. They may only come on land to breed. Other seabirds live in colonies on islands. Very often, seabirds use the sea to for food, most often fish or shellfish.

Gallery

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  The Sooty Tern is highly aerial and marine and will spend months flying at sea, returning to land only for breeding.

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  Cormorants, like this Double-crested Cormorant, have feathers that can get wet. This allows them to dive, without having to fight buoyancy.

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  The Chinstrap Penguin is a highly streamlined pursuit diver.

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  Northern Gannet (the white bird) in a colony together with Common guillemot, in Helgoland, Germany

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  Pelicans flock flying over Havana Bay area. These birds come to Cuba every year from North America in the north hemisphere winter season.

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  Arctic Terns breed in the arctic and subarctic and winter in Antarctica.

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  Northern Gannets breed in large colonies, like this one in Canada