Puffin about to land with some fish

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Puffin about to land with some fish - Puffin
Skomer island, Pembrokeshire, Wales (June 2010)

The Puffins try to land right outside their burrows with food. They then disappear rapidly underground to avoid having their catch stolen by roving Lesser Black-Backed Gulls and Jackdaws.

Status is classified as Vulnerable. For more information on this bird species see the following links:
Atlantic puffin (Fratercula arctica) / Wikipedia
Atlantic Puffin / Bird Forum
BirdLife International / Atlantic Puffin Fratercula arctica

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