Life on the water

Puffins

Puffins on Rathlin Island, photographed on our puffin tours from Ballycastle between April and mid August: on the water, in flight and at the burrows.

← All albums

A small auk floating alone on open water.
A puffin running across the water to take off, wings still folded.
A puffling running across the water to take off.
A puffin skimming low over the sea, orange feet trailing.
Three puffins on the water.
Two puffins bobbing on the water.
A puffin skimming low over the water, feet trailing the surface.
A puffling floating low on the swell.
A puffling floating low on the swell.
A puffling sitting on the water.
A puffin flying low, its orange bill and feet catching the light.
A puffin swimming out on the water, distant on the swell.
A puffin flying low, feet dangling just above the water.
A puffin bobbing on the open water.
A puffling away and flying low over the water.

Want more North Coast in your life?

Puffin facts, wildlife sightings and what is happening on the water. Twice a month, no more, no spam.