Close to the base there is a little auk colony. They are little, very nice birds, somehow similar to penguins:) Now it is the time that small birds are still in the nests but very soon they will start to fly. Little auks called as well dovekies are good swimmers and travelling with the boat one can see when they are swimming and hunting. 
Dovkies are interesting for many reasons. Unfortunately I am not a specialist, but many people come here to observe and study them, so.. they have to be interesting;)
Even the norvegian vip people went to see them, when they were visiting us. Thanks to Iza and Lukasz and before Kasia and Darek I could visit the colony and even take part of the science and measure the chicks. I have seen 11 and few of them I could take with my hands. Amazing feeling to handle for the moment small arctic cute animal.
The auks lives in the nests hidden in the rocks and usually there is only one chick in the nest. I upload some pics from this lovable small visit.
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| little auk 1 |
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| little auk 2 |
Are tasty these elegant chickens? =D
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