- Spectacular feeding frenzy captured on digital camera at Isle of Could nature reserve
- The seabird’s numbers have rocketed by 33 per cent in previous seven years
I LOOKS like this puffin might have bitten off greater than it could actually chew because it flies throughout the Firth of Forth to its nest.
Generally referred to as the clowns of the ocean and sea parrots, a few of the bright-beaked birds on the character reserve on the Isle of Could had been pictured carrying large mouthful of fish for his or her chicks whereas others saved watch.
An intrepid puffin lands with a mouthful stuffed full with sandeels
The colorful seabird on protected floor after a profitable catch
Through the breeding seasons the birds hardly ever stray greater than 10 miles from the shore whereas foraging for small fish together with sandeel and herring for his or her chicks.
The birds take a relaxation earlier than heading out to sea once more
With its beak filled with fish, this magnificent puffin soars throughout the Firth of Forth
The island has seen its puffin numbers enhance over the previous seven years with the final depend earlier this month revealing 52,000 occupied burrows – a rise of 33 per cent from 2017.
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