The Farne Islands – Paradise of birds

We visited the Farne Islands on Monday. Fabulous!!

The Farne Islands – walking among nesting birds – Photos

Stepping off the boat we were able to walk on the island close to the birds without disturbing them. It was enthralling to see them up close including the fledglings. Incredible.

A bunch of Seals in the Farne Islands.

There is something about seals – the way the old fat ones loll about on the rocks, eyes closed, looking as if they are in ecstasy – the inquisitive young alert cubs – the sudden transformation into sleek and agile swimmers as soon as they hit the water.

Puffins – a few of the Puffin pics I took on the Farne Islands.

The Farne Islands, off the coast of Northumberland, were incredible!

Here’s a few Puffin shots I took.

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they are incredibly cute creatures.

Photography – The Farne Islands – Bird life like you can only imagine! Fantastic!

Every cloud has a silver lining. As I was unable to complete the St Oswald’s Way walk I hobbled off to the Farne Islands off the coast of Northumberland.

What I found was mind-zapping! Bird life that was stupendous! Puffins, Cormorants, Shags, Guillemots, Terns and more. They were fabulous.

You could walk up to the birds and see them up close. I’ve never seen so many. I loved it. We’d gone at the right time. There were hundreds of nests and chicks. Incredible!!

Oh – and there were seals!

Here’s a few photos:

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