Puffin with sand eels

[Cassie1]

I was going through my photos from summer 2006 and found this image of a puffin with sand eels in it's beak.
It was taken on the Farne Islands off the coast of Northumberland.

Cassie.

[AmberC]

Thats awesome! Hes so cute

Amber

[karen m.]

Aw! That is so cute, what a great catch (for you and the puffin)

[Cassie1]

Thank you Amber and Karen.

Cassie.

[Knight]

Beautifull Capture Cassie

[mn shutterbug]

Sweeeet shot. When I was in Alaska, I really wanted a picture of one. Problem was, every puffin I saw was buzzing by 90 mph. I really like this photo.

[Cassie1]

Thank you Knight and Mike. It was amazing how close we could get to them, you could go out to the Farne Islands on a boat trip which ran during the breeding season.
The Farne Islands have about 22 species of breeding seabirds including Guillemots, Razor Bills, Eider Ducks, 4 species of Terns and a staggering 70,000 Puffins.

Cassie.

[readingr]

Cassie,

Lovely shot. I tried to take one of these down in Torquay and failed miserably last year. Part of the reason why I now have a full blown DSLR.

Farne island is a must visit, on my to do list.

Roger

[Loupey]

Love those guys and love your image!

I must add that island to my to-go list. I've always wondered how they can keep adding to their stash without losing fish already in their beak.

Thanks for sharing.

[Cassie1]

Thank you Roger and Loupey. You will love the Farne Islands, there are so many seabirds sometimes you don't know which to shoot first.

[scott-devon]

Very nice shot Cassie. What an interesting and colourful bird, very cool.

[Speed]

I was going through my photos from summer 2006 and found this image of a puffin with sand eels in it's beak.
It was taken on the Farne Islands off the coast of Northumberland.

Cassie.

Great shot. What gear did you use? Camera? Lens?

[SmartWombat]

Farne island is a must visit, on my to do list.

Sounds like a UK PR meet in the making - I'll come !

[Cassie1]

Thank you Scott. They are really comical little birds.

Speed. At the time I was using a Canon 20D, 70-200mm F2.8 IS USM and a Manfrotto 055 tripod. You can get so close to the puffins it's amazing, so that lens was perfect for me.

Cassie.

[paulnj]

Most puffin images are shot with that very setup due to them having very little fear so I hear.

This image is amazing because that is one of the hardest birds to get proper exposure on. Sweet image, great exposure!

[Tonny]

enjoyed it.thank u for sharing.

[Cassie1]

Thank you Paulnj and Tonny for your comments. I had to take quite a few before I was happy with the exposure.

Cassie.

[Mule]

Cassie, nice shot. I like the added feature of the eels and your background includes similar birds. Must have been a wonderful trip.

[Cassie1]

Thank you Mule. Yes it was a wonderful trip, we were so lucky with the weather that day.I must go back again sometime.

Cassie.

[Knight]

Congrats on the FP Cassie Well Deserved

[AmberC]

Congrats on FP Cassie!! :thumbsup:

Amber

[Cassie1]

Thank you Knight and Amber.

Cassie.

[Loupey]

Cassie - your shot deserved more time than it received last week due to technical difficulties. So PaulNJ and I agree that it would remain up for this week :thumbsup:

[paulnj]

It wasn't easy to get him to agree.... we thumb wrestled for hours and he finally gave in :smilewinkgrin:

[Cassie1]

Thanks guys, I really appreciate it.

Cassie.