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Puffin Colony

Puffin Colony

Skomer Islands very large puffin colonies are thriving bucking the trend, most are in decline and puffins were recently added to the endangered species list. Pu...
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Skomer Islands very large puffin colonies are thriving bucking the trend, most are in decline and puffins were recently added to the endangered species list. Puffins are often overlooked next to rhinos, elephants and other bigger more exotic wildlife, however they are equally as important to the diversity of life on our planet.
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NIKON D5300

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Aperture f/7.1 ISO 400 Shutter 1/1600 Focal Length 2600/10

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Jun, 2018

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