White Puffin off the Isles of Scilly

By Corey • March 15, 2010 • 2 comments

You really must click through to see the image of this extraordinary leucistic Atlantic Puffin. Seriously, click through right now; this puffin is too cool to miss!

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Corey

Corey is a New Yorker who has lived most of his life upstate but has spent the last three years in Queens. He's only been birding since 2005 but has garnered a respectable life list by birding whenever he wasn't working as a union representative or spending time with his family. He lives in Forest Hills with Daisy, their son, Desmond Shearwater, and their two indoor cats, Hunter and B.B.

2 Responses to “White Puffin off the Isles of Scilly”

Jochen Mar 16th, 2010 at 3:40 am
Whooooaaaaaaahh!
What a way to start the working day.
Geeeez.
Barbara Fryer Mar 17th, 2010 at 9:53 am
A Limited Edition print of the White Puffin will shortly be available from my website if anyone is interested.
Other prints of the rest of the White Puffin images will also be available soon.
Please respect my copyright and contact me if you want any copies! Camera equipment and boat hire are expensive, but any questions are welcome.
Barbara

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