A series of eight programmes featuring natural history films from around the world. 3: Puffins
Everyone has heard of the puffin - the 'cuddly toy' of the bird world. Puffins can never fail to amuse. But this little sea bird is not just a pretty face - it is a tough and intrepid survivor.
This rare and beautifully observed film captures the action and the drama which is quite normal for this fascinating bird. After spending the winter out in the Atlantic, they return each spring to the cliffs of Hermaness in the Shetlands. It is here that they breed and rear their young, and run the gauntlet of avian pirates, like the great skuas, who wait on the wing to mug parent birds as they return home laden with fish for their young. Filmed and directed by IAN MCCARTHY
An RSPB film production
Presented for television by GEORGE INGER BBC Bristol
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