Title

Atlantic Puffin

Caption

Atlantic Puffin (Fratercula arctica) adult pair, breeding plumage, in 'bill fencing' courtship display, standing at entrance to nest burrow on clifftop, Hermaness N. N. R. Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

Jan 29, 2016

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Paul Sawer

Reference

BRK22F78_226

Model release

No

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

53,9Mb (1,3Mb) / 17,7in x 11,8in / 5315 x 3544 (300dpi)

Keywords

2 Alcidae Atlantic puffin Auk Auks Aves Beak fencing Bird Birds British Charadriiformes Common puffin Europe Fratercula arctica North Europe Northern Europe Puffin Puffins Shetland Islands Unst Unst Island adult adult animal adult animals alternate plumage animal animal behavior animal behaviour animals animals in the wild behavior behaviour bird photography breed breeding area breeding burrow breeding burrows breeding cavity breeding dress breeding ground breeding grounds breeding plumage breeding season breeding site breeding time coast coastal area coastal areas coastal region coasts couple couples courting courting seasons courtship courtship display courtship season courtshiping display displaying entrance entrances entry fauna female females fencer fencers habitat incubate incubating male males mating mating behavior mating behaviour mating period mating season mating time mature matures natural environment natural environments natural habitat natural preserve nature conservation area nature reserve nature reserves nest nest hole nesting nesting hole nesting holes nesting site nesting sites nests nuptial plumage out outdoor outdoors outside pair perform the courtship display r rutting season seabird seabirds social behavior social behaviour social behaviours stand standing summer summery two wild animal wild animals wildlife wildlife photography woo Scotland beak beaks bill breeding breedings courtship behavior courtship behaviors courtship behaviour display behaviour fence fencing imprinting overawing shorebird wader wading bird wading birds Great Britain Scotch Scottish UK United Kingdom