Atlantic Puffin flying through soft green vegetation with fish in its bill at Île aux Perroquets, Quebec, photographed by Christopher Dodds. — Atlantic Puffin in Flight — The Last Frame of the Season — 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 600mm f/4 G Master OSS Lens @ 600 mm. ISO 5,000, f/4 @ 1/5,000s, manual exposure. Full-frame image.

The Last Puffin of the Season — An Image I Had Already Made in My Mind

Christopher Dodds August 19, 2026

Sometimes a wildlife photograph begins long before you raise the camera. I preconceived this Atlantic Puffin image on the long drive to Île aux Perroquets — then made it with the very last puffin frame of my 2026 season.