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Images => Nature, Flora, Fauna & Landscapes => Topic started by: Anthony on July 17, 2025, 17:41:26

Title: Puffin with Eels
Post by: Anthony on July 17, 2025, 17:41:26

Bringing home lunch.

Title: Re: Puffin with Eels
Post by: Fons Baerken on July 17, 2025, 17:51:12

Great captures Anthony, but eels? Look like herring or sardine.

Title: Re: Puffin with Eels
Post by: ARTUROARTISTA on July 17, 2025, 19:19:02

those look like anchovies, boquerones en español

Title: Re: Puffin with Eels
Post by: bobfriedman on July 17, 2025, 19:46:09

Sweet shots... congratulations.

Title: Re: Puffin with Eels
Post by: Anthony on July 17, 2025, 19:46:55

Thanks, Fons and Arturo.

"What's in a name? That which we call a rose
By any other name would smell as sweet" Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sand_eel

Puffins would probably call them sand eels, if they read Wikipedia.

Title: Re: Puffin with Eels
Post by: Birna Rørslett on July 17, 2025, 20:21:03

We call them 'tobis', cfr. the latin name Ammodytes tobianus. Usually fished in large quanties for use as bait or to make fish flour.

Title: Re: Puffin with Eels
Post by: aerobat on July 17, 2025, 21:05:34

Phantastic shots Anthony

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Post by: Nasos Kosmas on July 17, 2025, 22:03:34

Excellent captures Anthony :)

Title: Re: Puffin with Eels
Post by: Ann on July 17, 2025, 22:28:26

Now I am truly envious!

Wonderful shots Anthony and worth every mile of the journey to Skomer.

Title: Re: Puffin with Eels
Post by: Akira on July 17, 2025, 22:39:35

The second image looks very rare.  Thank you for sharing!

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Post by: armando_m on July 17, 2025, 23:12:57

Superb photos !

Title: Re: Puffin with Eels
Post by: Adli Wahid on July 17, 2025, 23:44:22

Amazing! Thank you  for sharing :)

Title: Re: Puffin with Eels
Post by: Hans_S on July 21, 2025, 02:07:05

Quote from: Adli Wahid on July 17, 2025, 23:44:22

Amazing! Thank you  for sharing :)

+1 Wonderful!

Title: Re: Puffin with Eels
Post by: Anthony on July 21, 2025, 10:47:10

Thanks, all, for your kind comments.

Title: Re: Puffin with Eels
Post by: Gil Aegerter on September 10, 2025, 23:40:28

Great images!