Puffins! Puffins! Puffins!
The Isle of Lunga is a part of the Tresnish Isles on the western coast of Scotland. The island is quite small, only 80 hectares, and is known for its high population of birds, particularly puffins. Puffins must be the cutest birds in the world and are not shy, which allows you to get quite close to them as they fly in and go in and out of the burrows that they dig. I probably have over 100 puffin photos but have tried to limit it to under 10 here. We were fortunate enough to visit this island twice, both in ideal weather. May – July is the ideal time to see them on land when they mate as they spend the rest of their time at sea. There are an estimated 4,000 puffins during peak season here. As with most of these islands, we got there via a zodiac from the ship and then a tough hike up to the top of cliffs.
The puffins stay in burrows in the ground so you have to be super careful not to walk too close to where they live which is typically near the cliff edge. They so let you get very close to them as they seem totally unbothered by your presence. No touching allowed however due to the danger of Avian Flu and other health concerns.