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Final Approach

A puffin on final approach to land on Skomer with it's load of sand eels for it's chicks. I know it isn't pin-sharp, but it was SO difficult to catch them properly in-flight, they are incredibly fast

This image was the "Award" image for the ☼The Best of Wildlife ☼ Group for about a year - check the group out here:
www.flickr.com/groups/1424237@N21/

This image was voted winner of the Department for the Environment & Rural Affairs' (Defra) internal magazine Landscape's 2011 photography competiton. Staff across Defra voted on a shortlist of ten entries and my puffin won!

Taken in: United Kingdom / Wales / Marloes (show map)

Taken on: June 13, 2009

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Groups appears in: • Action Photography • top-f [ 25+ faves ] more » • British Wildlife • Puffins • Fav/View >= 5% (please mind the rules) • Wales Photography. • Score Me! (post 1, score 5) • Spectacular Animals-Invited Photos Only • *Animal Photography* • Super Shots - Post 1 - Award 2 • A3B CHALLENGE • * The Envy & Envied Photos on Flickr! {moderated} public • Ultimate Birds • Awesome Picture Award (Invite Only) • Waterbird Diet Research • Skomer Island • " FLICKR Stars :: COMMENT OR BAN :: post 1 award 6: • Birds and Wildlife UK • Picture Perfect (Post 1 - Comment 3) • ♥~♥Flora y Fauna ♥~♥ • **ALL KINDS OF BEAUTY** (Moderated! NO MODELS!) • Quarzo special+only by invitation+ post 1 award 3 • THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF ANIMALS (P1/A2) • !! Photographers Gone Wild (P1, A+F5) • ! !Photographers (REALLY) Gone Wild (Level 2) (P1:A3) • Massacre Photo Group (Post 1: Score 3 before) New Contest!!! • NATURE GREEN STAR ☆ P1&A3 • MARIPOSAS&BIRDS&FLORA&FAUNA&BUTTERFLY • Action Snapshots • NATURE&KIDS:Post*1 Awards*3 or"Bann" • Best Wildlife Photos -Animals,Insects!(NO PEOPLE/PET/BUILDINGS) • Birds and Wildlife Only!!! • The Best....in foco - Natureza - Poste 6 comente a da direita • Wingtips ~ Admin Invite only P1/C2 • Nature action photography • The Pink Diamond Award ♥♪♥¸.•*´¨´° • NATURE'S PRIME (P1/A4) • Caldicot Camera Club • 1 ONLY ONE PHOTO - SOLO UNA FOTO • ♥~♥birds♥~♥ • Natural Britain • southwest -south wales coast and country • World of Birds • NATURE EN CHASSE - WILDLIFE IN HUNTING • "U.K. Photo Gallery" ( All Welcome ) • UK - Wildlife & Nature • Animals! - Post 2 & Award 3 • BEST OF NATURE'S PRIME (post 1/award 3) (CLOSED) • NATURE'S PRIME ~ Hall-of-Fame (CLOSED) • ☼ The Best of Wildlife & Nature ☼ • Hard to Duplicate (Post 1, Award 3) « less

Camera: Olympus E-510, f/5.6, 1/640 sec, 150mm, ISO 200 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Olympus E-510
Aperture:	f/5.6
Exposure Time:	0.002 sec (1/640)
Focal Length:	150mm
ISO:	200
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Auto, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Shutter speed priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Spot
White Balance:	Manual
Light Source:	Fine Weather
Gain Control:	Low gain up
Sharpness:	Soft
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Version 1.3
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