Puffin surrounded by two Black-headed Gulls, Farne Islands

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Puffin surrounded by two Black-headed Gulls, Farne Islands - Puffin
Inner Farne, Farne Islands National Nature Reserve, Northumberland (June 2015)

The Puffin in this image escaped from the Black-headed Gulls with its catch of fish by doing a rapid U-turn!

The boat trip to the Islands was run by Billy Shiel's Boats aboard the MV Glad Tidings which was chartered by FotoBuzz.

Status is classified as Vulnerable. For more information on this bird species see the following links:
Atlantic puffin (Fratercula arctica) / Wikipedia
Atlantic Puffin / Bird Forum
BirdLife International / Atlantic Puffin Fratercula arctica

Shooting Time 15:46
Tv(Shutter Speed) 1/3200
Av(Aperture Value) 5.6
Exposure Compensation 0
ISO Speed 400


Black-headed Gull harassing Puffin with fish, Farne Islands


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