BirdGuides Photos

Puffins are the essence of cute. This photograph of a puffin with its bill laden with sand eels, flying straight into camera, is one of the best shots of this colourful character I've ever seen. It was taken by Kevin Du Rose on the Farne Islands, Northumberland, and is one of the runners-up in the BirdGuides Photo of the Year competition 2009. Click the title link to see the winning photo by Richard Bedford and more beautiful runners-up.