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A Puffin landing near it's burrow on Inner Farne island. I love these little guys, they are so comical. :)

Puffin - Fratercula arctica
Length 30cm

Endearing and unmistakable seabird, often allowing close and excellent views at colonies. Has mainly black upperparts but dusky white face and white underparts. Legs orange-red and bill huge and flattened, marked with red, blue and yellow. Winter adult and juvenile have grubby-looking faces and smaller, duller bills. Comes ashore only during breeding season from May to August. Nests in burrows on sloping, grassy cliffs and islands, usually in large colonies. In June and early July, returns to burrows carrying several fish, usually sandeels, in bill. Numbers and range reduced in recent years but still locally common in N and W Britain and Ireland. Spectacular colonies on Hermaness and Noss, both on Shetland, and on Skomer Island, Pembrokeshire. Utters strange, groaning calls.

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kool, nice timing :)

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I love the colors :clap:

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Puffins. Are. So. Cool.

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Lovely! Such a great shot ;) Good work!

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They are really charming aren't they :)

Great shot and good info section too :nod:

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oowww, nice timing !! :D
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very nice shot! Timing, colours, ...
Great!!

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oh i remember in summer i went to a little island called bleiks øya in norway, its known to be filled with those birds. and man that wasn't all we saw about 20 eagles there at the same time. :D and some other birds i don't know the name of. the sky was black with those birds we call em "lunde fugler" i think :giggle:

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