Skomer Puffins - part 2
 

Every day the Puffins on Skomer run the gauntlet as they come into land and take food to their burrows. And as the chicks get older they venture out, and they too run the risk of being caught by their main predators - Herring Gulls and Lesser Black Backed Gulls. 
 

On the morning of the second day I witnessed this daily battle first hand. I was able to capture a few images of a Herring Gull catching and taking a Puffin chick out of the mouth of burrow. Apparently it is quite unusual to see this close up.
 

Herring Gull with Puffin ChickSkomer Island, Pembrokeshire, Wales
 

Herring Gull with Puffin ChickSkomer Island, Pembrokeshire, Wales
 

Herring Gull with Puffin ChickSkomer Island, Pembrokeshire, Wales
 

Not everyone's cup of tea I know, and the harsh light made photography quite difficult. But for me, this is nature in action, and I actually feel fortunate to have had the opportunity to take these photos. The gull will, after all, have a family to feed as well!
 

Skomer provides ample opportunity for a range of other Puffin images too.
 

Puffin PreeningSkomer Island, Pembrokeshire, Wales Puffin PreeningSkomer Island, Pembrokeshire, Wales
 

Puffin with Sand EelsSkomer Island, Pembrokeshire, Wales Puffin with Sand EelsSkomer Island, Pembrokeshire, Wales
 

PuffinSkomer Island, Pembrokeshire, Wales
 

PuffinSkomer Island, Pembrokeshire, Wales
 

Puffin in BurrowSkomer Island, Pembrokeshire, Wales
 

PuffinSkomer Island, Pembrokeshire, Wales
 

Puffin preeningSkomer Island, Pembrokeshire, Wales Puffin preeningSkomer Island, Pembrokeshire, Wales
 

Puffin portraitSkomer Island, Pembrokeshire, Wales
 

For more Puffin images from this trip and others to both Skomer and elsewhere, please go the to Puffins gallery here.