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Beak to beak. A pair of Puffins captured sharing a tender moment among the pink sea thrift on the cliff edge of the Greater Saltee Island, whilst I was on a trip there with other photographers.

The photograph shows a pair of Puffins sitting on the edge of a cliff surrounded by sea pink/Thrift, The puffins nest on this Saltee Island in the Spring/early Summer and leave the Island in late July when their young are reared,

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 06.2018
Date Uploaded: 08.2018
Photo Location: Ireland
Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark IV
Copyright: © Donal Power