Newfoundland Puffins

JudithAnn · 2010-07-22T04:01:42+0100

I travelled to a very small Newfoundland town called Elliston, where I had the oppportunity to see and photograph Puffins. I was there during their mating season. During this time, the orange on the Puffins are extremely bright. They are a very humourist bird to watch. They land as though they are going to crash land....and take off like they have fallen off the cliff. They were busy gathering up grass for the nest and busy rubbing beaks. When two birds began to display affections....it would draw a half dozen or more spectators...and it appeared as though this were the best entertainment on the rock. I had to keep low to the ground, and more very slowly as not to startle the colony. The tempeture had dropped from 27c to only 8c as we climbed the cliff that hung over the Alantic ocean. I was able to photograph whales, eagles, puffin, moose, hare, and saw a bear. I am returning home at the end of week, and leaving this rugged rock of an inland. I will say this......if you ever, ever get a chance to go to Newfoundland.....as a photographer, it is worth the trip! 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) All comments welcome....Iam open to learning any and all new things!