14th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
A puffin perched on the cliff edge in Iceland
While hiking in Látrabjarg, i stopped at a cliff side where this little guy flew up to take break from making his rounds to the near by nests. He only stayed around for 2-3 seconds before quickly diving off the cliff again. After experiencing this brief moment of the puffin staring back at me through my camera, I realized how delicate and beautiful these species of birds are and how important it is that Iceland make significant efforts to eliminate the consumption of puffins as a local delicacy.
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Date Taken: | 06.2016 |
Date Uploaded: | 08.2016 |
Photo Location: | Látrabjarg, Iceland |
Camera: | ILCE-6000 |
Copyright: | © David Stone |
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