Topp, Roger (photographer). Video, 31 seconds MPG format. This kittiwake is a widely distributed breeder across the northern parts of the Northern Hemisphere. It builds nests of grasses, seaweeds, mosses, and mud on small ledges on vertical...
Notes: The original "billiken" was a small plaster statue with the inscription "Billiken--God of Things as They Ought to Be," patented by Florence Pretz of Kansas City in 1908. The Buddha-like billiken was adopted as an official "patron saint" of...