watch out, here I come! by helenhall

watch out, here I come!

I can't begin to tell you how simultaneously delightful and frustrating it is to be surrounded by puffins popping over the cliff edge from all directions, with their mouths full of fish eels and immediately descending down a hole to feed the littluns. There is just no knowing where they might zoom in to land with their comical dangling feet, and the camera lens ends up pointing left,right, centre, up, and down all within a few seconds and to no avail. That is if you are me, at least!


The sun was scorching hot in the middle of the day as we clambered over the rocks from the boat to spend a couple of hours on the largest of the Treshnish Islands. I took this, into the sun, from the bottom of the cliff, before we clambered up to be at close and intimate range with these most entertaining of birds. Probably the best two hours of the holiday.
wow! what a capture, Helen. i was thinking goats? lambs? so to not kill myself with suspense, i had to read your blurb. and then the understanding: ahhhhh! makes sense. aces!
July 12th, 2018  
@summerfield well thank goodness, for your sake, that this blurb came to the point pretty quickly for a change!
July 12th, 2018  
Hope you are able to get a shot a bit closer! They are so incredible, these birds!
July 12th, 2018  
This is hilarious and I get the sense of fun you must have had! @Taffy -- take a look! Do you see puffins in our future?
July 12th, 2018  
@jyokota Of course!
July 12th, 2018  
What an amazing experience this must have been!
July 12th, 2018  
@jyokota you would, I am sure love it. There was a group of serious photographers on our boat (with all the kit that intimidates me) and they had chartered a special boat to come and pick them up in the evening, so that they could have six hours photographing the birds. I think if I had been there six hours, I might have got a few decent shots!
Thank you so much for popping by.
July 12th, 2018  
@maggiemae oh yes, I got closer from the top of the cliff and have some close ups to show for it - but sadly, none with the fish eels, nor in flight.
July 12th, 2018  
What a great experience - getting to see puffins. I can see puffins in my future.
July 12th, 2018  
Great shot, great timing!
July 12th, 2018  
Wow great timing fav
July 13th, 2018  
Hope it wasn't a crash landing.
July 13th, 2018  
Well caught. A wonderful light on the flowers.
July 13th, 2018  
Great capture of this landing moment Helen.
July 13th, 2018  
This and your narrative just makes me smile
July 13th, 2018  
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