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Re: Puffin Burrow at Seal Island, Maine, USA 2019-20
« Reply #525 on: August 31, 2023, 11:32:45 AM »
Atlantic Puffin Burrow Cam - Seal Island

A Puffin delivering food to pufflings... there are still a pufflings on the island, and they are being lovingly cared for.  :-*
Posted by Puffluv 42 minutes ago.



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Re: Puffin Burrow at Seal Island, Maine, USA 2019-20
« Reply #526 on: September 03, 2023, 07:37:10 PM »
Razorbill posted this in the Atlantic Puffin chat roll  :)


photo by Derrick

Sand Lance this year, Atlantic Saury last year
Hake, herring, squid... what will sustain the Seal Island colony next year?

So if you want to provide facts to our Puffineer group, you can learn about the different food sources our puffin colonies relied on over the past five years.

Off the coast of Maine, puffins are rebounding and feasting on a new snack
https://themainemonitor.org/off-the-coast-of-maine-puffins-are-rebounding-and-feasting-on-a-new-snack/
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Re: Puffin Burrow at Seal Island, Maine, USA 2019-20
« Reply #527 on: September 07, 2023, 12:11:57 PM »

All looks quiet today  :) - Photos taken from the chatroll.


And then Ruby took a photo of this little critter. I wonder what it is?
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Re: Puffin Burrow at Seal Island, Maine, USA 2019-20
« Reply #528 on: September 14, 2023, 11:46:37 AM »

The seals have come ashore. Soon a huge storm will hit Maine.

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« Reply #529 on: September 14, 2023, 02:02:07 PM »
Sept. 14, 2023
Yes, Hurricane Lee is heading to Maine and NE USA / Canada
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Re: Puffin Burrow at Seal Island, Maine, USA 2019-20
« Reply #530 on: September 19, 2023, 11:38:16 AM »
HI Shep  :)

Beautiful Morning!  ;D



I wonder what kind of bird on the left. Owl? Eagle?
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« Reply #531 on: September 19, 2023, 11:49:12 AM »
could be GHO - too far to tell
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« Reply #532 on: September 19, 2023, 12:06:45 PM »
Quote from: shep on September 19, 2023, 11:49:12 AM
could be GHO - too far to tell

I thought so too Shep.
It's the wings that makes me think of an owl. There must be something below attracting it.
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« Reply #533 on: September 19, 2023, 12:19:12 PM »
The body is owl shape.
Probly mice running around for bits of fish
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« Reply #534 on: September 24, 2023, 11:28:06 AM »
Good morning  ;D

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« Reply #535 on: October 03, 2023, 11:38:56 AM »

Lots of seals here again this morning!

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« Reply #536 on: January 10, 2024, 10:39:47 PM »
Seal Island Gray Seals Pupping cam is Live now

https://explore.org/livecams/gray-seals/seal-pups-cam

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« Reply #537 on: January 11, 2024, 06:43:15 AM »
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So cute!!
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« Reply #538 on: January 11, 2024, 11:16:19 AM »

Hi Shep  ;D

Research reveals the extent of grey seals' maternal sacrifice
https://phys.org/news/2020-05-reveals-extent-grey-maternal-sacrifice.html

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« Reply #539 on: January 11, 2024, 11:17:24 AM »

Hello mama  :-*

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