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Anthony

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Puffin with Eels
« on: July 17, 2025, 17:41:26 »
Bringing home lunch.
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Re: Puffin with Eels
« Reply #1 on: July 17, 2025, 17:51:12 »
Great captures Anthony, but eels? Look like herring or sardine.
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Re: Puffin with Eels
« Reply #2 on: July 17, 2025, 19:19:02 »
those look like anchovies, boquerones en español
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Re: Puffin with Eels
« Reply #3 on: July 17, 2025, 19:46:09 »
Sweet shots... congratulations.
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Re: Puffin with Eels
« Reply #4 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.
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Re: Puffin with Eels
« Reply #5 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.
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Re: Puffin with Eels
« Reply #6 on: July 17, 2025, 21:05:34 »
Phantastic shots Anthony
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Re: Puffin with Eels
« Reply #7 on: July 17, 2025, 22:03:34 »
Excellent captures Anthony :)
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Re: Puffin with Eels
« Reply #8 on: July 17, 2025, 22:28:26 »
Now I am truly envious!

Wonderful shots Anthony and worth every mile of the journey to Skomer.
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Re: Puffin with Eels
« Reply #9 on: July 17, 2025, 22:39:35 »
The second image looks very rare.  Thank you for sharing!
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Re: Puffin with Eels
« Reply #10 on: July 17, 2025, 23:12:57 »
Superb photos !
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Re: Puffin with Eels
« Reply #11 on: July 17, 2025, 23:44:22 »
Amazing! Thank you  for sharing :)
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Re: Puffin with Eels
« Reply #12 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!
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Re: Puffin with Eels
« Reply #13 on: July 21, 2025, 10:47:10 »
Thanks, all, for your kind comments.
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