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Not the biggest catch of the day! Actually looking at the Farne Islands puffins these look like bigger sand eels - so perhaps fewer larger ones is as good as more smaller ones!
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You can see here the effect of reducing the blue in the sky using the Lab colour mode technique explained by Leviathor below.
One puffin following the other into the burrow.
It is important that birds on their nest are not stressed by taking photographs. Skomer Island is well managed by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds. The number of visitors is limited and the walkways are clearly marked out and cordoned off where necessary. You are permitted to take photographs within these designated areas and the wardens are rightly active in supervising it. Some puffins nest very close to the paths fully aware of the passage of visitors and seem unbothered by them. However the burrows can be delicate so it is important not to walk over them or stand in the path of puffins trying to bring in food for their young. I suspect sometimes the puffins feel safer amongst humans and use them as protection against the gulls and other predators which snatch their sand eels.
In the UK, birds listed on schedule 1 are protected by law and it is illegal to photograph them on or near to their nests. Shags, kittiwakes, razorbills, guillemots and puffins are not included on this list but it is still vital to be careful not to stress them.
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Shag nest on the Farne Islands - the razorbill with fish in its beak flying in the background was a bonus. This is as it was - no manipulation (except for contrast etc) - cropped on left hand side. There was a lot of sea mist around and shot had to be directly into what light there was. Although the shag looks agitated, it was just doing its thing of 'gobbling' a bit like a turkey. In the adjacent images it is preening as shags are forever doing because their feathers are not wate
It is important that birds on their nest are not stressed by taking photographs. The Farne Islands are well managed by the National Trust. The number of visitors is limited and the walkways are clearly marked out and cordoned off. You are permitted to take photographs within these designated areas and the wardens are active in supervising it. Some birds, such as these shags, nest very close to the paths fully aware of the passage of visitors and seem unbothered by them. In the UK, birds listed on schedule 1 are protected by law and it is illegal to photograph them on or near to their nests. Shags, kittiwakes, razorbills, guillemots and puffins are not included on this list but it is still vital to be careful not to stress them.
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