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Puffin
mary99

Puffin (Fratercula arctica)

I took this at Rathlin Island this weekend. Most of the borrows are at the bottom of a cliff viewed from half way down the adjoining cliff, still a long way away. But two burrows were on a ledge about 15m below the viewing platform. I waited 2 1/2 hrs for this little guy to come back, my hands were numb and I was frozen but I got an OK picture. A little later I saw a rabbit come out of the same burrow and very gingerly creep out a little to nibble some grass. A very precarious place to live if you are flightless
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Habitat
Cliffs
Location
Rathlin Island
Date taken
19/6/11
Scientific name
Fratercula arctica
Equipment used
Pentax k-m
delia todd
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A lovely picture with his beakful of sand eels - I think that was worth waiting for, wasn't it!

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Kits
A nicely angled shot and certainly worth the effort.
 

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