Horned Puffin Dorsal View In-Flight over the Bering Sea (Fratercula corniculata, Macareux cornu, HOPU) Saint Paul Island, AK ©Christopher Dodds Sony Alpha a9 Mirrorless Camera & Sony FE 400 f/2.8 GM OSS ISO 1,600, f/4 @ 1/5,000s Manual Exposure mode. Join me for my Saint Paul Island, AK workshop this July to learn more CLICK HERE.
A Horned Puffin returns to its nest in the cliffs of Saint Paul Island, AK. Very similar to the famous Atlantic Puffin, the Horned Puffin has different bill colors and a longer fleshy "horn" above each eye during the breeding season.
The Horned Puffin is among the Alaskan seabirds facing the challenges of climate change and dying in large numbers. Be sure to see my recent post:
Crested Auklet IN FLIGHT (Aethia cristatella, stariques cristatelles, CRAU) Saint Paul Island, AK ©Christopher Dodds Sony Alpha a9 Mirrorless Camera & Sony FE 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 G Master OSS Lens @400mm ISO 2,500, f/5.6 @ 1/5,000s Manual Exposure mode. Join me for my Saint Paul Island, AK workshop this July to learn more CLICK HERE.
Here’s a Crested Auklet in-flight image from Saint Paul Island, AK. We spent an incredible day perched at the top of the seabird cliffs on an incredibly windy day. The seabird activity was over-the-top. All of the stars were out and preforming for us: Crested, Parakeet and Least Auklets, Horned and Tufted Puffins, Red-faced Cormorants, Northern Fulmars, Black-legged and Red-legged Kittiwakes. It was a spectacular day!
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