Tails of Birding: Portraits from Machias Seal Island

Photographers rarely have the opportunity to get multiple portraits of any species. First you find it, then you photograph it, hoping it will not fly off or dive down before your camera has gotten it burst of shots, with (hopefully) one good pose among the lot.

Machias Seal Island was a notable exception. Two hours of stooping in a blind yielded many images - and portraits - of the species which come to the tiny rock haven to breed and raise young.

A few portraits ...

Atlantic Puffin ...