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Puffin with food.

© Mark Oxley

Puffin with food.

Uploaded: July 19, 2007

Description

This Puffin returns to Staple Island, one of the Islands that make up the Farne Islands, with a bill full of sand eels to feed it's chick which is waiting patiently underground where it is safe from preditors. They have to run the gauntlet of many hungry Gulls laying in wait, ready to ambush them in an attempt to steal their hard earned catch. The Puffins respond by doing a controled crash landing right into their burrows which is highly entertaining to watch.

1/600th sec @ f/6.3, ISO 200. Canon 20D, 100-400L IS.

Comments

Chris Ebben July 19, 2007

Great action shot & narrative. You are so lucky to have been in the position to take this wonderful picture. Good one =^..^= #694232

Donald K. Cherry July 19, 2007

Wow, what a cool capture, Mark! Love the detail and comp along with your description. #4525563

Paul G Slate July 19, 2007

I really like the lighting! nice work Mark!! this turned out great! it's A winner!! Great POV!great DOF! I have never seen a photo of a puffin in flight! great capture!! #4525564

Jennifer L. Alder July 19, 2007

SUPERB!! #4525576

Autum Rhoades July 19, 2007

Mark, this is brilliant! Your clarity is absolutely stunning! WOW!!! #4525959

Peggy J. Maguire July 19, 2007

Mark, Love the detail,wonderful picture. #4526055

Erin Appelbaum July 19, 2007

Awesome capture, Mark. It's hard to capture these guys sitting still. Nice work. Peter #4526308

Murry Grigsby July 19, 2007

Great catch and narrative Mark! Love your image design, light, colors, DOF and of course the frozen action!! #4526422

Joan Kocak July 19, 2007

AMAZING! #4526495

anonymous July 19, 2007

AWESOME capture Mark! #4527408

Kathleen Brennan July 19, 2007

Wow, talk about a great wildlife shot! Wonderful capture! #4529083

Revonda L. Gentry July 23, 2007

Wow!! Excellent!! #4544014

Mark Oxley July 23, 2007

Thanks very much folks, I really appreciate all your kind comments. #4544042

Cary Rogers July 23, 2007

Outstanding captue, Mark! Excellent timing, framing against the sky, and subject detail. It looks like this poor fellow has a hole in one of his webbed feet! #4544423

Toni Riggs July 24, 2007

Great capture, both for you and the Puffin! Great work! #4549405

Deborah Lewinson level-addict August 27, 2007

Congratulations on this marvelous finalist, Mark!
-Debby #4706839

anonymous August 27, 2007

Congratulations Mark on your awesome finalist! B- #4706920

Erin Appelbaum August 27, 2007

Absolutely awesome image. Well deserved finalist. Peter #4707879

Jennifer L. Alder August 29, 2007

CONGRATS on this WINNING image!! :) #4717982

Kay E. Mahoney level-classic August 29, 2007

Congratulations on your awesome second place winner. #4719555

Janine Russell level-classic August 29, 2007

Mark, great capture and timing; big congratulations on your Second Place Win! #4721772

Cora Miller level-classic August 29, 2007

What a shot! Congratulations on your win. #4721993

Su Sana E. P level-classic August 29, 2007

Congratulations on this Awesome Winner, Mark!! #4721996

Donna J. Eaton August 30, 2007

A wonderful image. It looks like you were waiting with the chicks for dinner! Congratulations on an outstanding win! #4722815

Murry Grigsby August 30, 2007

Congrats on your FUN image and win Mark!! #4723867

Mick Burkey August 30, 2007

Fantastic capture, Mark!! Congratulations on thiw winning image. #4724107

Deborah Lewinson level-addict August 31, 2007

Hearty congrats on your terrific win, Mark!!!
-Debby
#4729502

Guy D. Biechele level-classic September 01, 2007

Superb. Congratulations on your win, Mark. #4732596

Mark Oxley September 02, 2007

Thank you very much everyone. I'm very pleased to have been awarded this very prestigious second place win, especially when there were so many fantastic images entered. #4735592

Kate Jackson September 03, 2007

Congratulations Mark - what a stunning image especially as puffins are so small and they do not look so small in photos. Thanks for the wonderful description too! #4741660

virafoto - September 05, 2007

Unbelievable...
I am thinking how it can a photographer to get picture like this.
Besides competence and good equipment...
I imagine that also needs to fly... Like bird!
Spectacular. Absolutely original... And with unquestionable quality.
A picture that increases any site.
Congratulations! My Favorite picture, from now on...

----- #4752114

September 06, 2007

hi, super. #4758198

Lisa J. Boulden level-classic September 17, 2007

What a hoot of a capture!!!

Congratulations on this wonderful winner, Mark!
--Lisa #4803015

Victoria Gonzalez September 19, 2007

great catch ! And thank you for the description it adds so much to the photo. Congratulations ! #4811826

Colleen Farrell November 05, 2007

Just saw this on the BP home page ... wonderful capture and great description. Congratulations on your win! #5033547

Christopher B. Smyth June 22, 2008

Fantastic shot, and funny too #6094649

A P November 26, 2008

All of your in flight captures are awesome. Both bird and plane. This one just blows me out of the water. Congrats on a well deserved WIN here Mark! #6812868

Ann Coates level-classic June 18, 2010

Wow, this is absolutely awesome. Fantastic image and congratulations on your well deserved win. #8703496

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