Grand Manan, NB & Machias Seal Island - Summer 2005 Photo Gallery by golfpic at pbase.com

Grand Manan, NB & Machias Seal Island - Summer 2005

More images coming. If you enjoyed this gallery, please place a vote at the bottom. ---- Just off the coast of Maine, USA and Grand Manan, Canada lies Machias Seal Island, a very small parcel of land populated by a large population of Atlantic Puffins, Razorbill Auks and Artic Terns. Info on Grand Manan: http://www.grandmanannb.com/pointers.htm Want to learn more about birding Machias Island? Visit this informative page: http://www.birdingamerica.com/Maine/machias.htm A photo page from someone who works on Machias Island: http://www.pbase.com/lightrae ------ A colourful online Guide to Newbrunswick: http://dtg.tourismnewbrunswick.ca/index.htm# ****Video excerpt of Puffins, Razorbills and Terns on Machias Island from CBC Newsworld series on "Discovering Wild Canada" by John and Janet Foster. http://www.cbc.ca/documentaries/discoveringwildcanada/fundy.html

Sunset	Atlantic Puffin	Atlantic Puffin (Puffin Cam link inside)	Grand Manan	Many young Terns did not survive Summer 2005 or 2006 on Machias
Razorbill Auks	Razorbill Auks	Atlantic Puffin	Atlantic Puffin after eating some bad fish (or me just being silly)	Razorbill Auk
Artic Tern hovering above nest	Common Tern	Razorbill Auk	Swallowtail Lighthouse	Atlantic Puffin
Slippery rocks and a helping hand	Grand Manan island sunset	Grand Manan	Atlantic Puffin	Puffin
The Super Glue experiment (or me just being silly)	Yellow is the colour	Atlantic Puffin	Puffin	Razorbill Auk
Taking off	Atlantic Puffin	Puffin grooming	Razorbill Auk - close up look	Southern tip of Grand Manan island.
Hard to photograph this Auks eyes	Atlantic Puffin -- Flexing wings		Affectionate Razorbills	Look before you leap
Puffin with fish in bill	Atlantic Puffin with fish	Atlantic Puffin on rocks	Leg bands	Atlantic Puffin
Atlantic Puffin - Breeding colours	Atlantic Puffin in flight	NewBrunswick sunset -- Blacks Harbour	Checking out whales from Grand Manan ferry	Puffins and Razorbills line the rocks on Machias Island
Atlantic Puffin stretching wings	Porpoise - you can see the tail through the water			Captain Sarah at the helm
New Brunswick sunset	Feeding group of gulls can be indicator of whale surfacing	Minke whale	Captain Sarah and sails	Puffin close-up - look at all those fine hairs
Swallowtail Lighthouse	Atlantic Puffin --- Simon Says	The Barbara Frost pulls alongside to say hello	I 'm cute and I know it.	Atlantic Puffin
A small boat ferries visitors to Machias Island.	Atlantic Puffin - Tapping bills	Seals sunning on rock near Machias Island	Atlantic Puffin	New Brunswick sunset
Atlantic Puffin	Atlantic Puffin --- The rock hopper	Artic Tern	The kite flyer near Southern Head Beach	Artic Tern - Champion migrator
The afternoon sun lights up the cliffs along Southern Cross, Grand Manan.	Porpoise in Bay of Fundy near Grand Manan	Atlantic Puffin	Grand Manan ferry	Swallowtail Lighthouse
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Tayler		31-Mar-2011 01:21
Beautiful pictures. Cannot wait to get into college for photography. I am also going to Mechias Seal Island this summer for a photography shoot. Absolutely amazing!

Mary		10-Aug-2008 12:26
Beautiful birds, scenery and all done with humor and a bit of awe. Thank you!

golfpic		26-Apr-2007 03:03
Thanks to all for your kind comments. Seeing Puffins from close-up is a rare treat.

Samantha Kelly		26-Apr-2007 02:19
Where are the cliffs full of puffins and their burrows?

Narelle Power		29-Jan-2007 12:31
Absolutely fantastic !!!! Wonderful gallery - voted and will be back often :)

malcolmt		31-Aug-2006 12:34
OUTSTANDING

Lloyd & Sandy Spitalnik		20-Jul-2006 19:02
Wonderful gallery! Brings back great memories from our trip to Machias several years ago. Lots of beautiful shots here! Sandy&Lloyd

Casey		01-Apr-2006 16:34
Well think you guys for takin good pictures of grand manan.. I am from there i live in woodwards cove and i see birds every single day

Chriatianne		14-Mar-2006 01:43
Oh thank you so much. I love puffins and I am looking forward to taking pictures of my own this coming summer. What beautiful shots you have . Thank you again!

Steve England		31-Aug-2005 23:03
Brilliant!..Puffins are tops..these images are spectacular!

Henry Taitano		31-Aug-2005 13:17
WOnderful photos of them Puffins. Nice gallery.

Carol Horner		28-Aug-2005 00:46
Fabulous gallery. I especially like the closeups of the Razorbills. Carol

Johnny Villaronga		19-Aug-2005 21:56
Great gallery with some impressive shots! Puffin shots A+ keep up the good work! JV

Alex Dimson		17-Aug-2005 06:20
This is a great series of puffin photos. Breeding colours and tapping bills are both excellent!

caveman_lee		13-Aug-2005 07:03
A very nice gallery ! Thanks for sharing. Caveman

Marj		04-Aug-2005 08:05
have just spent a week with the Shetland puffins. Wonderful photos of wonderful funny wee birds.

Della Huff		27-Jul-2005 21:43
I love puffins! These are good - looking forward to seeing more. -Della

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