Common Murre
Uria aalge
Murres belong to a family called Alcids, or Auks. These deep diving birds will regularly descend to a hundred feet and have been known go as deep as 590 feet. They can stay down for a couple of minutes per dive.

Common Murre(Uria aalge) |
Description: Found in the protected waters in the fisherman's marina in Crescent City California. |
Date Taken: 2015:06:14 12:36 |
Location:
Crescent City |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/5000 |
File Name: D3X0222-CommonMurre |
© 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |


Common Murre(Uria aalge) |
Description: Launching into underwater flight mode. Found in the protected waters in the fisherman's marina in Crescent City California. |
Date Taken: 2015:06:14 12:36 |
Location:
Crescent Harbor |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/4000 |
File Name: D3X0227-CommonMurre |
© 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |


Common Murre(Uria aalge) |
Description: Found in the protected waters in the fisherman's marina in Crescent City California. |
Date Taken: 2015:06:14 12:39 |
Location:
Crescent Harbor |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/4000 |
File Name: D3X0247-CommonMurre |
© 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |


Common Murre(Uria aalge) |
Description: Wing stretching, this bird was found in the protected waters in the fisherman's marina in Crescent City California. |
Date Taken: 2015:06:14 12:46 |
Location:
Crescent Harbor |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/6400 |
File Name: D3X0303-CommonMurre |
© 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Common Murre(Uria aalge) |
Description: Found in the protected waters in the fisherman's marina in Crescent City California. |
Date Taken: 2015:06:14 12:53 |
Location:
Crescent Harbor |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/5000 |
File Name: D3X0362-CommonMurre |
© 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |


Common Murre(Uria aalge) |
Description: Nesting on Steamship Rock along the Mattole Road which leaves then rejoins US-101 south of Eureka and north of Weott in the 'Avenue of Giants' in Humbolt County California. It passes the westernmost point in the US (except Alaska & Hawaii). |
Date Taken: 2015:06:15 10:55 |
Location:
Cape Mendicino |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 400 mm, f/7.1, 1/2500 |
File Name: D3X0681-CommonMurre |
© 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |


Common Murre(Uria aalge) |
Description: The last time I met this bird in Crescent City California near the boat basin of the harbor, it was wearing its winter garb. |
Date Taken: 2019:08:11 13:06 |
Location:
Crescent Harbor |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/18.0, 1/800 |
File Name: CommonMurre_D5X2406-CrescentCity |
© 2019 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Common Murre(Uria aalge) |
Description: The last time I met this bird in Crescent City California near the boat basin of the harbor, it was wearing its winter garb. |
Date Taken: 2019:08:11 12:51 |
Location:
Crescent City Harbor |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/18.0, 1/800 |
File Name: CommonMurre_D5X2246-CrescentCity |
© 2019 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging |


Common Murre(Uria aalge) |
Description: The last time I met this bird in Crescent City California near the boat basin of the harbor, it was wearing its winter garb. |
Date Taken: 2019:08:11 12:51 |
Location:
Crescent Harbor |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/18.0, 1/800 |
File Name: CommonMurre_D5X2233-CrescentCity |
© 2019 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Common Murre(Uria aalge) |
Description: Some birds take flight *down* below the water's surface. Crescent City California near the boat basin of the harbor. |
Date Taken: 2019:08:11 12:50 |
Location:
Crescent Harbor |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/18.0, 1/800 |
File Name: CommonMurre_D5X2226-CrescentCity |
© 2019 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |

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