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PERSISTANCE OF HOPE

Can you believe these little characters beat their wings up to 400 times per minute, in swift flight. Literally blink and you've missed them

They use their little wings to actually swim underwater, using their feet to change direction

I'd not seen a puffin in real life previously and couldn't believe quite how small they were

The one thing you see first is their bright orange feet and bill, the latter is shed after mating season and is replaced by a shorter duller beak.

The numbers sighted have been reduced this year, possibly the bird-flu epidemic could have taken it's toll

They appear to be such inquisitive little characters and it was uncertain who was watching who

Can you believe they are still hunted in Iceland and The Faroes, even though recent autopsies have revealed these charismatic seabirds have been eating plastic pellets, known as nurdles.

A similar scenario happens with Minke whales

We as a human race, the supposedly intelligent species, have a lot to answer for

 

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Uploaded on June 9, 2023
Taken on May 31, 2023