Pigeon Guillemot pair in breeding plumage

Pigeon Guillemot pair in breeding plumage

A pair of Pigeon Guillemots was swimming slightly further offshore so this is rather a distant photo. They were more plentiful in Vancouver when I was there several years earlier but before I was interested in bird photography.

Country: USA
Location: Monterey, CA
Family: Auks (Alcidae)
Species: Pigeon Guillemot (Cepphus columba)
Date taken: 07/03/2012