Tag Archives: Northumbria

Sandwich Terns

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Here are a few shots of sandwich terns bringing the goodies back to their young in the Farne Islands.

Sandwich Tern and chicks
Sandwich Tern and chicks
Sandwich Tern and chicks
Sandwich Tern and chicks

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Shags

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Here are a few shots of a shag with chicks taken in the Farne Islands.  Amusingly, the final shot shows a couple of shags doing exactly what there name suggests 🙂

Shag chick
Shag and chick
Shag brooding
As their name suggests, a pair of shags doing what they do best

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Shags

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Here are a few shots of a shag with chicks taken in the Farne Islands.  Amusingly, the final shot shows a couple of shags doing exactly what there name suggests 🙂

Shag brooding
Shag and chick
Shag chick
As their name suggests, a pair of shags doing what they do best

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Just Chillin

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A puffin on the precipice contemplating what to do next – go fishing, make pufflings or perhaps just chill?  This shot was taken on the Farne Islands and although quite simplistic and empty it somehow still retains a sense of atmosphere.

Puffin

Puffin

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Arctic Terns

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Following my last post on this fantastic looking sea bird in-flight at the Farne Islands, here are a number of shots of the arctic tern in a much more peaceful pose.

Arctic Tern
Arctic Tern with chick
Arctic Tern
Arctic Tern

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Puffins in Flight

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Here are a few in-flight shots of one of our favourite birds, the Puffin, taken at the Farne Islands during the breeding season. These little birds work their socks off, constantly bringing in sand eels and other small fish to feed their pufflings who hungrily wait in their burrow.  If that is not enough, upon arrival at the burrow these little birds have to use their speed and agility to dodge the waiting gulls who are always ready to pounce and steal their beakfulls of fish.  Look out for future posts showing this daily battle.

Puffin in Flight
Puffins in Flight
Puffin in Flight

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Arctic Terns In-Flight

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I recently went on my first ever photographic trip to the Farne Islands which are located off the coast of Northumberland.  The aim of the day was to view and photograph the annual event of numerous species of breeding sea birds, including puffins, razorbills and guillemots, which inhabit the islands during the summer months.  I did not expect the trip to disappoint and I was proved correct;  the noise and stench of tens of thousands of sea birds was chaotic and quite simply a spectacle to behold.  Although much documented, an encounter with an arctic tern is both noisy and interesting – they will do anything to protect their chicks, and a peck on the head from what is quite a powerful beak requires the wearing of a hat.  Notwithstanding this, the arctic terns are an elegant looking sea bird and appear quite angelic, particularly when in-flight.

A trio of Arctic Terns
A vocal warning from an Arctic Tern
Arctic Tern
Arctic Tern

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Dunstanburgh Castle, Northumberland

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Here are a few shots of Dunstanburgh Castle which  is located on a beautiful stretch of Northumbrian coastline.  The 14th century fortification  was the site of fierce fighting particularly during the war of the roses.  Not surprisingly the castle  is a ruin but nevertheless  a mightily impressive sight.

Dunstanburgh Castle
Dunstanburgh Castle
Dunstanburgh Castle
Dunstanburgh Castle
Dunstanburgh Castle

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Little Egret

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Sometimes you take a relatively simple shot without really thinking about it and somehow it works.  This little egret was happily going about his business at Lindisfarne in Northumbria.

Little Egret

Little Egret

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