Puffin Webcam, Burhou Island

[Daisy]

I've just seen Huffin and Puffin going in and out of their burrow, right in the foreground - the best close up I've had for years!

[John Pickup]

I've just seen four puffins scurrying about on the close up camera.

[Chrissie777]

Ten puffins!!!
My first puffins this year.

[Aussie Sue]

For those interested in the puffins, there are dozens out running around right at the moment

[Chrissie777]

Too bad, I didn't see your post before 1 p.m. Eastern Standard time. You posted it at 10:30 a.m. our time.

[Aussie Sue]

Sad you missed them Chrissie, I started watching them for about a half hour before I posted so it might be worth your while, if you can, logging in at about 10am-10;30am your time. Good luck

[John Pickup]

Don't worry Chrissie. It was a one off. One of the puffins was celebrating a birthday but as the others failed to maintain social distancing, the puffin police broke up the party and arrested the organiser.
Apparently, the giant rabbit wasn't invited so he snitched on the puffins.

[Chrissie777]

Sad you missed them Chrissie, I started watching them for about a half hour before I posted so it might be worth your while, if you can, logging in at about 10am-10;30am your time. Good luck

One puffin, one seagull and one rabbit in the distance.

[Chrissie777]

Don't worry Chrissie. It was a one off. One of the puffins was celebrating a birthday but as the others failed to maintain social distancing, the puffin police broke up the party and arrested the organiser.
Apparently, the giant rabbit wasn't invited so he snitched on the puffins.

John, as always: your post made my day!!!

[Boatbuilder]

About 2-pm today I recorded from my screen a short (app 9-minute) video of the puffins on the 'close up' camera. Since then I have created a 'quick' webpage on one of my domains where I have uploaded the video and it can be viewed HERE

Watch closely to the left of the greenery in the foreground at about 14:01:50 on the clock on the video, as one of the birds throws up a cloud of earth

[Chrissie777]

Lovely video, John, but I was waiting in vain for the cloud of earth even though I never took my eyes off the screen.

Did you ever watch this one? It's from the coast of Maine, about 4 or 5 hours north of where we live:

https://explore.org/livecams/puffins/puffin-burrow-cam

[Chrissie777]

Also I often wondered if the males or the females dig the burrows?
Or is it team work?

[John Pickup]

The males dig the burrows, Chrissie, as the females aren't licensed to operate the earth movers and they won't use shovels as it may damage their nail polish.

[Courtenay]

Do you have this on the authority of any puffins of your acquaintance, John?

[Chrissie777]

The males dig the burrows, Chrissie, as the females aren't licensed to operate the earth movers and they won't use shovels as it may damage their nail polish.

It gets better and better, John!!!