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Puffins returning from fishing

Puffins returning from fishing

Icelandic puffins were bringing back lunch to the chicks in their burrows. They are sea birds and when they catch fish they drape them over their beaks. The b...
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Icelandic puffins were bringing back lunch to the chicks in their burrows. They are sea birds and when they catch fish they drape them over their beaks. The birds are about the size of pigeons and are skittish.
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NIKON D800

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Aperture f/36 ISO 1100 Shutter 1/250 Focal Length 3000/10

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Aug, 2015

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