sb
Loc: Florida's East Coast
Summer is fast approaching. Anyone wanting to get photos of puffins should be planning! A few years ago I had the pleasure to go out to Machias Seal Island with Bold Coast Charters out of Cutler (
http://boldcoast.com/ ). It was a spectacular day - even ten miles out the ocean was like glass. We were easily able to take the skiff and land on the island so we could spend several hours in the blinds. The lighthouse is automated, but there are scientists living there in the summer studying the puffin colony and the small breeding colony of arctic terns. The blinds offer a VERY close-up view - the puffins even sit on the blinds.
FYI: when I went the puffins were still sitting on their eggs, so they were not returning with fish for the young, as seen in many famous photos.
Landing on Machias Seal Island
Research station
Razorbill
Arctic Tern
Be VERY careful where you step!
Puffin!
Carlo
Loc: Maryland, NW.Chesapeake Bay
It is a Wonderful thing when you plan an adventure / journey and get Super Weather..!!
Great Set Thanks for Sharing..!! 8-)
sb
Loc: Florida's East Coast
Carlo wrote:
It is a Wonderful thing when you plan an adventure / journey and get Super Weather..!!
Great Set Thanks for Sharing..!! 8-)
Thanks! Years ago I tried going out - out of Jonesport with a different operator. He should never have left port with us - huge swells. Not only could we not land on the island, everyone was sick. It took me years before being willing to try again! My reward was a perfect day.
This trip is on my bucket list for sure. Puffins are such cool birds! Nice images, by the way.
sb
Loc: Florida's East Coast
grillmaster5062 wrote:
This trip is on my bucket list for sure. Puffins are such cool birds! Nice images, by the way.
Thanks....and I don't care if you ARE the grillmaster - you cannot eat these birds! :)
Super shots, Dr Steve! Enjoyed these very much!
cute little guys aren't they. Nice shots
hondo
Loc: sharon hill . pa .
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