Adult black-legged kittiwakes (Rissa tridactyla) take flight by the hundred at nesting site at Diskobukta, Edgeoya, Svalbard, Arctic, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Black-legged Kittiwakes (Rissa tridactyla) flying and nesting on the cliffs at Diskobukta, Edgeoya Island, Svalbard, Norway, Arctic

Black-legged Kittiwakes (Rissa tridactyla) flying and nesting, Diskobukta, Edgeoya Island, Svalbard Archipelago, Norway, Arctic

Black-legged Kittiwakes (Rissa tridactyla) flying and nesting, Diskobukta, Edgeoya Island, Svalbard Archipelago, Norway, Arctic

Whale bone on the shore of Diskobukta, Svalbard, Arctic

A view of the National Geographic Endeavour from the cliffs at Diskobukta on the western side of EdgeØya in the Svalbard Archipelago in the Barents Sea.

A view of the cliffs at Diskobukta on the western side of EdgeØya in the Svalbard Archipelago in the Barents Sea.

A very interesting cloud formation changing shape rapidly over Diskobukta on the western side of EdgeØya in the Svalbard Archipelago, Barents Sea, Norway.

A hiker with a view of the cliffs at Diskobukta on the western side of EdgeØya in the Svalbard Archipelago in the Barents Sea.