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A Puffin Beakful

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Here are a few shots of puffins with beakfuls of goodies for their hungry pufflings taken on Staple Island, Inner Farne.  These  puffins were the lucky ones as most returning with beakfuls of sand eels bore the brunt of the much larger and sand eel-thieving gulls. ‘Tis a hard life indeed.

Puffin with a beakful
Puffin with sand eels
Puffin with a beakful
Puffin with sand eels
Puffin with a beakful

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Skylark over Cornflower Field

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Here are a few shots of a skylark hovering above a lush blue cornflower field located in London Colney, Hertfordshire.

Skylark over cornflower field
Skylark over cornflower field
Skylark over cornflower field
Skylark over cornflower field
Skylark

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Arctic Terns in Flight

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Here are a few other shots of the majestic arctic tern in flight taken at the Farne Islands.

Arctic Tern in Flight
Arctic Tern in Flight
Arctic Tern in Flight
Arctic Tern in Flight

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Aliens?

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When I look at the razorbill with its black face and narrow white stripes around the eyes and beak, I cannot help thinking they may have migrated from outer space as opposed to somewhere in North America.  These shots were taken at the Farne Islands where thousands of razorbills descend to breed each year and make little aliens.

Razorbills
Razorbills
Razorbill
Razorbills

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Great Grey Owl

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Here are further shots of Buzz, a great grey owl taken at the Raptor Foundation in Cambridgeshire.  Although owls are relatively strange looking creatures the flat, rounded face of the great grey is really quite unique.

Great Grey Owl
Great Grey Owl
Great Grey Owl
Great Grey Owl
Great Grey Owl

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Snowy Owl

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Here are a few in-flight shots of Topaz, a snowy owl taken at the Raptor Foundation in Cambridgeshire.

Snowy Owl
Snowy Owl
Snowy Owl
Snowy Owl

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Harris Hawk

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Here are a couple of shots of a Harris Hawk taken at the Raptor Foundation in Cambridgeshire.

Harris Hawk
Harris Hawk

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Mandarin Drakes

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Here are a few shots of Mandarin Drakes taken at the Grand Union Canal near Wendover, Buckinghamshire.

Mandarin Drake
Mandarin Drakes
Mandarin Drake
Mandarin Drake
Mandarin Drake
Mandarin Drake

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A Birds Eye View

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Here is a close up shot of a stunning hybrid falcon taken at the Raptor World Bird of Prey centre which is located within the Scottish Deer Centre near Cupar in Fife.

Hybrid Falcon

Hybrid Falcon

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