15th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Puffin in Flight
Atlantic Puffin (F. arctica) coming in for a landing on Machias Seal Island off the coast of Maine. The small barren island is a sanctuary for seabirds such as Atlantic puffins, razorbills, common murres, common and Arctic terns, Leach's storm-petrels, and common eiders.
Photo Detail
Date Taken: | 07.2017 |
Date Uploaded: | 11.2017 |
Photo Location: | Cutler, Maine, United States of America |
Camera: | NIKON D7200 |
Copyright: | © George Sanker |