A family portrait
The Farne Islands are rightly popular to visit in order to see Puffins in large numbers but there are other birds nesting there as well. I enjoyed getting fairly close to a family of Shags usually they are at the foot of some sheer cliff but this group were in plain sight
Shags are goose-sized dark long-necked birds similar to cormorants but smaller and generally slimmer with a characteristic steep forehead. In the breeding season adults develop a dark glossy green plumage and prominent recurved crest on the front of their head. In the UK they breed on coastal sites, mainly in the north and west, and over half their population is found at fewer than 10 sites, making them an Amber List species.
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A family portrait
The Farne Islands are rightly popular to visit in order to see Puffins in large numbers but there are other birds nesting there as well. I enjoyed getting fairly close to a family of Shags usually they are at the foot of some sheer cliff but this group were in plain sight
Shags are goose-sized dark long-necked birds similar to cormorants but smaller and generally slimmer with a characteristic steep forehead. In the breeding season adults develop a dark glossy green plumage and prominent recurved crest on the front of their head. In the UK they breed on coastal sites, mainly in the north and west, and over half their population is found at fewer than 10 sites, making them an Amber List species.
HEALTH WARNING THIS BIRDS NAME DOES HAVE ANOTHER MEANING IN ENGLISH SLANG. IF YOU GOOGLE IT YOU MAY HAVE SOME SURPRISING RESULTS
THANKS FOR YOUR VISIT AND FOR TAKING THE TIME TO WRITE A COMMENT IT’S MUCH APPRECIATED.
IF YOU WANT TO FOLLOW MY STREAM I SUGGEST YOU OUGHT TO READ MY PROFILE FIRST