Puffin

[Norman]

Canon EOS-1D Mark II N - EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
1/500 sec at f / 5.6

[Chris J]

Re: Puffin

Delightful!
Where was this shot taken?
How close were you?
Cheers, Chris.

[Norman]

Re: Puffin

Thanks.

It was taken on Lunga in the Treshnish Isles to the west of Scotland. You can get remarkably close to the birds as long as you lie flat on the ground. This is to protect the burrows on the cliff edge. I was about 8 feet away.

Here's another taken while walking close by.



Canon EOS-1D Mark II N - EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
1/1000 sec at f / 5.0

[rhodopsin]

Re: Puffin

I took this on Skomer with a mkIII and a Sigma 300-800:

[wkdbrt]

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Greedy little sucker he is but I love the shot. I was saying to my better half how I would love to capture a puffin on film.

[Bobby Canon]

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Nice photos. They always make me chuckle when I see them with a beakfull of fish.

[rhodopsin]

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This was taken with a G10

[RuthieC]

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Hee i like the one with the fish in its mouth!!! hee hee