In pictures: Stunning sea birds
Post categories: Flickr favourites, Springwatch, Springwatch Adventure Team
|12:22 UK time, Tuesday, 7 June 2011
With this week's guest presenter Iolo Williams coming to us from the beautiful Welsh wilds of Skomer island we'll be seeing plenty of stunning sea birds.
As usual the Springwatch photo group is giving our cameramen a run for their money. Here are some of our favourites from your spring sea bird snaps.
Which are your favourites? Let us know by commenting below and as always, you can add your spring wildlife photos to the BBC Springwatch photo group.
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At 18:17 7th Jun 2011, sharalee99 wrote:The Puffin detail is stunning, by J Moncrieff but they are all fabulous pics :-)
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Comment number 2.
At 18:31 7th Jun 2011, Tonlunshof wrote:All pictures are stunning! But i like the puffin& sandeels best!
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At 21:25 7th Jun 2011, 56Ellie wrote:Well done Simon - we will always remember this picture.
I do also love the other pictures as well.
Well done all.
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At 21:33 7th Jun 2011, STEPHEN wrote:I LIVE IN AYR A SEASIDE TOWN AND I HAVE A PAIR OF BREEDING SEAGULLS FOR THE SECOND YEAR. WHAT KIND OF THINGS DO YOU SUGGEST I FEED THEM OR SHOULD I?
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At 22:50 7th Jun 2011, jeztorrance wrote:@STEPHEN, the RSPB advice is not to feed gulls. It says: "Given their competitive nature, they will fight each other to get to the food first, often resulting in them snatching the food item from the hand, so never feed gulls. Their resourceful nature makes them perfectly capable of finding their own food."
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At 15:46 8th Jun 2011, babsclements wrote:The Gannets photo is Great!!!
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At 16:49 8th Jun 2011, Anthony Allen wrote:The one of the Puffin photo by Steve Waterhouse is one of incredible quality.
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At 17:25 8th Jun 2011, orb125 wrote:Iolo'its great to see ya back!but you said the island vole fed on the bracken?i thought bracken was high in arsnic,why wouldnt that effect the vole or the short eared owl that preys on it?
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At 22:18 8th Jun 2011, ivor miller wrote:am wanting to post my photos, am not sure how to do it any help please
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Comment number 10.
At 15:26 9th Jun 2011, Crieffy wrote:You'll need to join the Springwatch group on Flickr and upload your photos there.
John
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Comment number 11.
At 17:40 13th Jun 2011, NellPenny wrote:The Kittiwake for me - stunning action shot and one of my favourite birds.
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At 04:03 14th Jun 2011, cmcdonald01 wrote:These are absolutely fabulous! I shall be showing them to my kids at school, especially the puffin ones(puffin starts with 'p'!)
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