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 Looks like the party is just getting started - these birds are so cute & social!
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L'ile aux Perroquets. Day visits are possible, but staying overnight should provide access to better lighting conditions (though weather can dramatically affect that - we were totally fogged in on our second morning). Accommodation is comfortable, but basic (shared bathrooms, no WiFi). The service and meals were excellent.
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Razorbills floating around as we arrived on the island. Kinda looks like they're 'not speaking to each other' :-) The thin white line on their face, beak and back is pretty cool.
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These birds aren't picky about where they hang out. Manmade . . . .
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. . . . or natural
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Although our primary purpose was to see the puffins, this island also had Razorbills and Murres which we'd not seen before. At first glance (to me at least), Murres look a lot like penguins. But unlike penguins, Murres can fly. |
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Razorbill
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Murre
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Razorbills
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Razorbill coming through!
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But mostly we were here for the puffins :-) . . . Puffins in flight These little guys are so cute, but a challenge to photograph in flight - they are fast and they dart all over the place.
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And it was clearly hatchling season as a number of the puffins could be seen returning with fish.
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Going out to grab some food. The normal departure consisted of jumping off the cliff and gaining airspeed on the way down. It felt a little hazardous hanging out on the beach below since they'd often drop down to within inches of us! |
Meals usually consisted of 1-6 little fish. It's impressive that they can catch so many at a time
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"Dinner!" (Actually, this guy apparently was delivering to the wrong burrow - he flew off just after this photo was taken) |
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When not on 'Puffin Watch' there was time to explore and relax (or process pictures of which there were many!) |
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The visit to the top of the lighthouse was a fun little outing.
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We also enjoyed the flowers and other bird life.
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That's all for now!
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