Tufted Puffin flying up a cliff carrying a feather and vegetation to its nest against out-of-focus sea foam on Saint Paul Island, Alaska. — **Tufted Puffin With Nesting Material — Saint Paul Island, Alaska** (*Fratercula cirrhata,* Macareux huppé, Frailecillo coletudo, TUPU) from my Saint Paul Island, Alaska Workshop. Image Copyright ©Christopher Dodds. Sony Alpha 1 Mirrorless camera & Sony FE 600mm f/4 G Master OSS Lens @ 600 mm. ISO 3,200, f/7.1 @ 1/5,000s, manual exposure. Full-frame image from top to bottom.

Tufted Puffin With Nesting Material on Saint Paul Island, Alaska

Christopher Dodds August 28, 2026

A Tufted Puffin carrying a feather and nesting material races up the cliffs of Saint Paul Island as exploding sea foam creates the perfect background.

Crested Auklet portrait showing its pale eye, orange bill and distinctive crest against dark rocks on Saint Paul Island in Alaska's Pribilof Islands. — **Crested Auklet Portrait — Saint Paul Island, Alaska** (*Aethia cristatella,* Starique cristatelle, Mérgulo empenachado, CRAU) from my Saint Paul Island, Alaska Workshop. Image Copyright ©Christopher Dodds. Sony a1 Mirrorless camera & Sony FE 600mm f/4 G Master OSS Lens and Sony 2X Teleconverter @ 1,200 mm. ISO 16,000, f/8 @ 1/5,000s, manual exposure. Full-frame image.

An Hour With a Crested Auklet on Saint Paul Island: Making a Bird Portrait

Christopher Dodds August 27, 2026

Sometimes wildlife photography happens in seconds. Sometimes nature gives you an hour. During my Saint Paul Island photography workshop, we spent nearly an hour with this remarkable Crested Auklet—time to look, see, learn and work toward a better bird portrait.