Puffin' Straight Ahead
Atlantic Puffin - Machias Seal Island (44°30′10″N 67°06′10″W / 44.50278, -67.10278)
When I travel to Maine I usually like to ride up to Machias and take a pelagic trip to Machias Seal Island to photograph the Razorbills and Puffins. The island is off the eastern most part of the US, and its ownership is disputed between the US and Canada, though the Canadians are currently in possession at this time. Provisions have to be brought in by chopper since there are no docks on the island, and bird watchers who visit the island by boat have to take a dingy from their ocean going vessel at low tide, time their departure to deal with the waves, and scramble over the slippery rocks and seaweed to get on the island. Unfortunately, the last time I visited an older gentleman slipped, and dumped his open camera bag between the seaweed covered rocks. Fortunately for him he wasn't hurt, and gear can be replaced, but if you decide to visit Machias Seal Island bear in mind that access and accomodations are primitive.
So wear hiking boots with good treads, and when the captain tells you the rocks are slippery,
believe him!
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Puffin' Straight Ahead
Atlantic Puffin - Machias Seal Island (44°30′10″N 67°06′10″W / 44.50278, -67.10278)
When I travel to Maine I usually like to ride up to Machias and take a pelagic trip to Machias Seal Island to photograph the Razorbills and Puffins. The island is off the eastern most part of the US, and its ownership is disputed between the US and Canada, though the Canadians are currently in possession at this time. Provisions have to be brought in by chopper since there are no docks on the island, and bird watchers who visit the island by boat have to take a dingy from their ocean going vessel at low tide, time their departure to deal with the waves, and scramble over the slippery rocks and seaweed to get on the island. Unfortunately, the last time I visited an older gentleman slipped, and dumped his open camera bag between the seaweed covered rocks. Fortunately for him he wasn't hurt, and gear can be replaced, but if you decide to visit Machias Seal Island bear in mind that access and accomodations are primitive.
So wear hiking boots with good treads, and when the captain tells you the rocks are slippery,
believe him!
This image is (or was at one time) one of my most popular images
click on the following link to see a slideshow of Dah Professor's Top 100 Images