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Shags in Flight

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Here are a few shots of a shag in flight taken at the Staple Islands, Inner Farne.  Undoubtedly, one of my favourite shots of the day was the shag coming into land with seaweed in it’s beak.

Shag in Flight
Shag in Flight
Shag in Flight

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Shag Feeding Chick

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Here is a shot of a shag feeding an obviously hungry chick.  Taken on the  Staple Islands, Inner Farne, Northumberland.

Shag feeding chick

Shag feeding chick

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Love is………………

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Guillemot style of course.  Taken at the Staple Islands, Jun 15.

Love is...Guillemot style

Love is…Guillemot style

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Razorbill

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Further shots of my favourite alien like creature – the razorbill.  Taken at the Staple Islands, Jun 15.

Razorbill
Razorbill
Razorbill

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Staple Island Guillemots

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The one thing that hits you when you step onto the Staple Islands, apart from the stench and noise and other seabirds, is the vast number of guillemots all closely  huddled together on the surrounding cliffs.  Perhaps this is a tactic employed to deter predators as you have to look very closely to spot their young.  As an adult arrives back from sea with its catch it is initially quite chaotic as they try to find their spot (a needle in a haystack comes to mind).   Regularly patrolled by hungry gulls who are after an easy meal, the loud and unique sounding  roar  of the vast colony as the Gull gets close is magical.

Guillemots
Guillemots
Guillemots
Guillemots
Guillemots

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Shags

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Here are a few head shots of the somewhat strange looking shag taken on Staple Island, Inner Farne.

Shag
Shag
Shag
Shag

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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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Puffins in Flight

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Here are a few shots of puffins in flight taken at Staple Island, one of the outer group of the Farne Islands in Northumberland, England.

Puffin in Flight
Puffin in Flight
Puffin in Flight
Puffin in Flight

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Atlantic Grey Seals

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Here are a few shots of grey seals including pups taken during a trip to the Farne Islands.  Spotting the seals was not a problem on the day as there were literally hundreds either swimming or just simply at rest.

Grey Seal
Grey Seal
Grey Seal
Grey Seal

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