Title

Atlantic Puffin

Caption

Atlantic Puffin (Fratercula arctica) adult, breeding plumage, with grass in beak for nesting material, standing on clifftop amongst flowering Thrift (Armeria maritima), Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

Jan 29, 2016

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Paul Sawer

Reference

BRK22G06_228

Model release

No

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

53,9Mb (1,2Mb) / 11,8in x 17,7in / 3544 x 5315 (300dpi)

Keywords

Alcidae Armeria Armeria maritima Atlantic puffin Auk Auks Aves Bird Birds British Charadriiformes Common puffin Europe Fratercula arctica Lady's Cushion Lady's Cushions No People North Europe Northern Europe Plumbaginaceae Puffin Puffins Sea pink Sea thrift Shetland Islands adult adult animal adult animals alternate plumage animal animal behavior animal behaviour animals animals in the wild behavior behaviour bird photography bird's nest bird-nest birds' nests bloom blossom blossoms breeding area breeding dress breeding ground breeding grounds breeding plumage breeding season breeding site breeding time collect collecting deserted economy empty fauna flower flowering flowers grass grasses habitat in flower in the beak ingestion mating behavior mating behaviour mating period mating season mating time mature matures natural environment natural environments natural habitat nature nest nest-building nesting nesting material nesting materials nesting site nesting sites nests no one nobody nuptial plumage out outdoor outdoors outside plant plants rutting season sea thrifts seabird seabirds social behavior social behaviour social behaviours stand standing summer summery thrift uninhabited wild animal wild animals wildlife wildlife photography Caryophyllales Scotland animal feed animal feeds breeding breedings builds construct eat feed feeding shorebird wader wading bird wading birds Great Britain Magnoliopsida Scotch Scottish UK United Kingdom flowering plants