Lunnefågel - Fratercula arctica - Atlantic Puffin

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 Well, that´s a mouth ful of fish for the young in the nest. (in a hole in the ground).

Lunnefågel - Fratercula arctica - Atlantic Puffin 

© NF Photo 120626  at Stapel Island, Scotland 

Atlantic Puffin on wiki

Images from my trip last year.

Wikipedia has a large article about the Puffin for those of you whou have time to read it. Quite interesting.

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Lunnefågel - Fratercula arctica - Atlantic Puffin

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Lunnefågel - Fratercula arctica - Atlantic Puffin

NF Photo 120626 at Staple Island, Farne Islandss, Scotland

A new species from my Scotland trip. They were so much fun to watch and study. Did not see any young, they were still in the nests in the ground.
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About Atlantic Puffin on wiki

This is interesting, quote from wiki:
 "When hunting, Puffins may collect several small fish, such as herring, sprats and sand eels, zooplankton, crustaceans and mollusks. The tongue is used to hold the fish against spines in the palate, leaving the bill free to open to catch more fish. The fish, which may number up to twelve, are held in the bill with the heads facing in alternate directions."

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