The Arch on Gull Island is a photograph by Phyllis Taylor which was uploaded on October 26th, 2015.
The Arch on Gull Island
This beautiful view is of the Arch at Gull Island, Alaska. At low tide the arch appears as a circle in the rock, but when the tide comes in, it... more
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The Arch on Gull Island
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Phyllis Taylor
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Photograph - Photography
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This beautiful view is of the Arch at Gull Island, Alaska. At low tide the arch appears as a circle in the rock, but when the tide comes in, it clearly is an arch. This magnificent piece of God's creation can be seen on Kachemak Bay.
As many as 20,000 seabirds build nests in the craggy rock faces and cliffs of Gull Island, on the south side of Kachemak Bay about three miles from the Homer Spit. Most years, 8,000 to 10,000 black-legged kittiwakes dominate the rookery, building mud nests perched in clefts and on ledges. 5,000 to 8,000 common murres nest amid the kittiwakes. Other birds seen in smaller numbers include glaucous-winged gulls, pelagic cormorants, red-faced cormorants, puffins and pigeon guillemots. The effect stuns the senses—the air is saturated with the odor of fishy guano and vibrates with the cacophony of crying birds.
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October 26th, 2015
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