Catch of the day
The Atlantic Puffins on Papa Westray were bringing in many of these glassy fish with amazing transparent bodies.
This Puffin had clearly had a very successful fishing expedition and had just landed a short distance from its burrow. I hope its Puffling enjoyed them.
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