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Puffin Colony
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1950's-1960's
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A norie colony at Hermaness, Unst a National Nature Reserve. The Atlantic or (Common Puffin) is probably the best known member of the auk family. Burrows can be seen in the foreground where the puffins nest. Burrows are usually dug by themselves with their very sharp claws amongst boulder scree and also in cracks in the cliffs.
A norie colony at Hermaness, Unst a National Nature Reserve. The Atlantic or (Common Puffin) is probably the best known member of the auk family. Burrows can be seen in the foreground where the puffins nest. Burrows are usually dug by themselves with their very sharp claws amongst boulder scree and also in cracks in the cliffs.
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Angus, J
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