Sometimes the photograph is waiting before the bird arrives. I found a tiny tunnel of beautiful light along an Atlantic Puffin flight path, positioned myself for the dark background — and waited.
Read MoreAtlantic Puffin in Flight With Fish in Dramatic Light— Île aux Perroquets, Québec (Fratercula arctica, Macareux moine, Frailecillo atlántico, ATPU) from my Deluxe Puffins Galore Workshop, Mingan Archipelago National Park Reserve, Quebec, Canada. Image Copyright ©Christopher Dodds. Sony a9 Mark III Mirrorless camera & Sony FE 400–800mm F6.3–8 G OSS Lens @ 553 mm. ISO 3,200, f/7.1 @ 1/5,000s, manual exposure. Full-frame image.