Bird image (Fratercula arctica)

I always wonder at these greedy but super fishermens' ability to capture & retain so many fish in their bills. A wonderful behavior close up shot here; Keith!! tfs.

SK. Just for info:- These little birds have to fly long distances (up to 50 miles) to catch these sand eels which they obviously need to feed their chick. The puffins are distinct in their ability to hold several (sometimes over a dozen) small fish at a time, crosswise in their bill, rather than regurgitating swallowed fish. This allows them to take longer foraging trips, since they can come back with more food energy for their chick than a bird that can only carry one fish at a time. This behaviour is made possible by the unique hinging mechanism of their beak, which allows the upper and lower biting edges to meet at any of a number of angles.

Ah ... Sorry Keith ! I can not see these two recent shots ! Their name starts with Puffin ... And our country intelligent filtering of our internet prohibis we see them , it might be a great sin !! for us , the same problem with Brian WH shots !
If you change their names to normal names like IMG_1245 for instance then I can see them .... I am sure these are wonderful shots mate !

mo

Another outstanding capture, Keith, and very interesting information. Thank you.

Got it Keith, thanks for the gen. Their bills must be jagged to enable them to hold onto the catch.

Superb close up and colourfully presented capture Keith, well done.

The quintessential Puffin image Keith, superbly rendered! Absolutely brilliant Mate!

Chris

Nice shot as always mate.
Was an interesting day trying to get shots of these with all the gull mobbing going on

That's a super picture you've got of this beautiful Puffin Keith.

Some great detail in the sand eels too! Nice work laddie.

A classic Puffin portrait, Keith! Great work!