Puffin floofy cheeks and an open gape. Farne Islands April 2026

What’s up doc?

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Atlantic puffin with only head and neck visible above the burrow entrance. Farne Islands, UK 2026.

Eye to eye with this puffin yesterday. At close quarters they are astonishingly tiny.

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Wow! Stunning 🤩

A razorbill pair newly returned to their breeding colony for the 2026 season. April. Farne Islands.

Looking razor sharp 😃
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Puffins pair for life, but are only together during the mating season. They renew their bonds by touching beaks. Inner Farne Island, Northumberland. April 1, 2026.

Meet n' greet

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The puffins are back!!

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Razorbill and chick interacting on a cliff edge.

Guillemot and chick marching poses on the cliff ledge.

Puffling takes a first view of the world outside the burrow. Closely monitored by a parent.

Babysitting! Kittiwake prevents the chick from being swept away on a windy day.

Super Seabird Mothering (& fathering) Sunday

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2 great black backed gulls play tug of war with a fish. Farne Islands 2022.

They really know how to bust a gut 🤣

That’s why I love to photograph them. Their faces are just so expressive.

Puffin in the late evening sunlight on Staple Island, summer 2023.

Sunset blush

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Tbh, the R7 went rogue that day. Most of my photos look like I covered the lens with sperm whale snot 🤣

L87 Onyx. Handsome, resilient and faithful 😃😍

Cory’s sheerwater takes off. Pico, Azores 2023

It’s all a bit of a blur

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Puffins “billing” to strengthen their bond. Farne Islands 2023

Everlasting love ❤️

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You otter have a good reason for being tardy, Mark 🤓

Puffin set against the yellow algae on the surrounding rocks. Farne Islands, Northumberland 2024.

They call me mellow yellow

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3 puffins flee the scene while others are left behind 😁 Brownsman Island, 2025.

The great escape

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That is so adorable 🥰

Polar bear checks out the weird two-legged creatures in the Churchill Wildlife Management Area. Manitoba, Canada 2017.

Best paw forward for our polar bear friends this year 😍

Red fox hunting at sunset in the Churchill Wildlife Management Area. Manitoba, Canada. Nov 2017.

Dashing through the snow

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Puffins in sea spray on a windy day in Northumberland 2025

Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow ❄️

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Puffin with a stick that’s way too big for the burrow contemplating next moves! Farne Islands, Northumberland 2025

Branching out

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Razorbill carefully balances an egg on a cliff ledge on Inner Farne Island 2025.

Between a rock and a hard place

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Puffin looks coquettishly over one shoulder with the sea sparkling in the sunlight. Isle of May, Scotland 2023.

Give ‘em the ol’ razzle dazzle

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Eider duck reflecting in the calm waters of Seahouses harbour on a sunny day in March 2025.

Two for the price of one

#birdoftheday theme reflections

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A guillemot is grooming its partner with a bill gently poking into the neck. Farne Islands 2019.

Getting it in the neck

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Oops I forgot the alt text. Taken in Monterey Bay 2011.

A wonderful thing is a pelican

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Definitely not grumpy

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Puffin examines a boat hook on the dock. Showing off the mouth structures that hold sandeels in place. Farne Islands 2024

Through the looking glass

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