Atlantic puffins, Fratercula arctica. Puffin seabird colony on Inner Farne one of the Farne Islands. Puffin with sand eels taking flight.

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Puffins Fratercula arctica (the Atlantic puffin) on the point of take-off. The featured puffin has caught some sand eels and landed on the cliff top for a few seconds before heading on to its nesting burrow.

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Size: 3455px × 2480px
Location: Northumberland,England,UK
Photo credit: © Clearview / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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