Puffin brining in food, Skomer. Wildlife photograph by Joanne Mahy, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Wildlife photography award, March 2021

Finalist Wildlife · March 2021

Puffin brining in food

I went to the small island of Skomer off the Pembrokeshire coast of Wales UK. I spent 4 nights nights there, giving lots of opportunity to take these shots. To maintain flight, the wings need to beat very rapidly at a rate of several times each second and it can travel at 80 km (50 mi) per hour.