Parent puffin picks up the perfect catch - a beak full of eels
SAND eels fitted the bill perfectly for this parent puffin.
The colourful bird came ashore to feed its young on the Farne Islands after a highly successful fishing trip.
The rocky isles, off the coast of Northumberland, provide the ideal environment for an array of seabirds and are home to around 40,000 pairs of nesting puffins.
Photographer Felix Morlan watched the bird expertly dive into the water at high speed to secure its tasty catch.
He said: “It took only about 10 minutes or so for it to capture the incredible amount of fish.
“After parading the eels for a short while they were introduced into the burrow where they have a nest, ready to feed its hungry young.”
The Farne Islands are a group of around 15 islands scattered around two to four miles from the mainland.
The only residents on the islands are National Trust bird wardens who, during parts of the year, live on the largest island.