The Puffins of Handa Island

Here we see just a couple of the puffins around these high cliffs, of which this is the top. You can clearly see the holes where they build a small burrow to lay their eggs and bring up their young. The PiP link shows one having just landed on this high rock, clearly showing the makeup of its wings. The other PiP, shows a puffin taken on Scotlands North coast, Duncansby Head in 2014.
‘Puffins are unmistakable birds with their black back and white underparts, distinctive black head with large pale cheeks and their tall, flattened, brightly-coloured bill. These are pelagic seabirds that feed primarily by diving in the water. They breed in large colonies on coastal cliffs or offshore islands, nesting in crevices among rocks or in burrows in the soil. Its comical appearance is heightened by its red and black eye-markings and bright orange legs and is one of the world's favourite birds. With half of the UK population at only a few sites it is a Red List species. They eat fish, especially sandeels.’ Wiki & RSPB.org.uk

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