Waiting Puffins garden with the last of the

with the last of the heather adorning an ever changing

Set on an outcrop of volcanic dolerite

Whichever it was

They were sheltered in the ramparts of Harbottle Castle

combining two of my favourite things- flowers and puffins

Waiting Puffins garden with the last of theThe day of an adult puffin during the nesting season is a combination of high drama and waiting around! They have to brave the wind and waves in all weathers, to go out to sea to fish for food for themselves and their puffling chick. Then, on their return to land, must avoid the marauding gulls, keen to steal an easy meal. It's common on Inner Farne to see groups of puffins clustered round one burrow, looking for all the world like gossiping