The puffin is one of my favourite birds, being both photogenic and very trusting. This makes it an ideal subject for any camera man (or woman). These picture were taken when I visited the Isle of May in 2004. The in-flight shots were taken with the Canon 1D Mk11 camera and the Canon  EF 300mm f4L lens that was hand held.

 

All pictures are Copyright of Richard Revels FRPS

Puffin with a full beakful of Sandeels. Isle of May, July 2004.

 

 

Usually a Puffin brings back a beakful of Sandeels, but this one has a much larger single fish, that is not a Sandeel.

 

The usual classic beakful of Sandeels picture. 

 

The inside of a Puffin's beak and it's tongue are smooth, not serrated, so it's amazing that it manages to hold around 20 Sandeels in it's beak.

 

Flying with two good sized fish.

 

Puffin about to take flight.

 

Flying in with a beakful of Sandeels.

 

This picture was used on the cover of BRITISH WILDLIFE magazine. June 2005.

 

This Puffin flight picture has been used as a book cover, and published else ware several times.

 

This Puffin has been caught by the up-draft of the cliff side. This picture was used as the cover of BIRDS magazine several years ago.

 

Coming into land.

 

The up-draft at the cliff edge made these Sandeels defy gravity!

 

Taking a good look at me.

 

A young Puffin that had not made it to the sea during the night. This was found early in the morning outside Low Light Lighthouse. After taking a few photographs, it took to the wing and landed on the sea where there were many other Puffins.