Saw an arctic fox today. The thing looks like a large cat and eats opportunistically here in these cliff full of some 20,000 kittiwakes. The birds make their nests on shear cliffs so as to avoid the foxes climbing ability. But every now and then a chick will fall or birds will fight and injure each other. In any case, the fox is ready.
Its amazing to see the fox. Despite listening, it did not make any noise, that is, it did not "say" anything. It moved and looked like a cat.
The colony of kittiwakes was amazing. They fight for the best nesting sites. This next month, they will be laying eggs and waiting for their chicks to hatch. They will help them on their first time flights, hoping they dont crash land and get eaten by the fox.
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