Marbled and Kittlitz Murrelets

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“ High on a talus slope near the foot of a glacier far from the sea, a Kittlitz Murrelet chick waits patiently for its parents to return. The spotted, downy murrelet chick looks like a round glacial stone as it rests motionless on the rocky ground. The chick must wait until dark to be fed. ”

An excerpt from Bill Kitzmiller's Kachemak Wilderness Notes.