Photo of Animalia: Least Auklet (species: Aethia pusilla) (Gaia Guide)

Least Auklet (Aethia pusilla)

© Paul Jones

A very endearing sparrow-sized bird; this one is letting rip with its rapid ratchet-like call. The mysterious place with no name where this photo was taken is actually called Buldir Island in the Western Aleutians, far off the coast of Alaska.

Photo taken on 1 Jun 2010

Photograph location coordinates are 52.368893:175.90141.