Today was the day of the puffin. We finally sighted puffins on the extreme northern tip of the mainland...... the name given to the main island of the Orkneys. They were on high cliffs just beyond the lighthouse nesting in a small gap in the rocks. They are a fairly small bird with very fast wing movements. The colours are most interesting - black body with pure white front but with orange and red beak and bright orange feet.
The other puffin was from the three of us climbing up the hill to get there. It was worth the effort.
3 comments:
You mean they really do look just like they stepped off the cover of a Puffin book? How cool!
OOOH I would love to see a puffin! I didn't know for ages that they are a real kind of bird.
They are really cute and look just like they do on the cover of the books.
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