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A colourful and informative insight into the lives of these comical creatures. In this monograph, wildlife photographer and zoologist, Heather Angel, reveals how these lovable seabirds live and survive at high latitudes. On land, they waddle and hop among tussocks and rocks to and from their burrows. However, once in the air, they wheel and turn with great agility and, whilst underwater, they use their wings to ‘fly’ though the water. The images portray the multifarious activities of puffins during their mating season; calling, courting, collecting nesting, flying, sunning themselves, snoozing and rafting on the sea. AUTHOR: Heather Angel, is a British award-winning wildlife photographer who constantly traverses the globe in search of pictures. She has made many trips to Japan specifically to photograph snow monkeys in different seasons. Her passion for nature, fostered by holidays on her grandparents’ Suffolk farm, culminated in a zoology degree at Bristol University. Heather then had no ambition to be a photographer, but whilst working as a marine biologist she used a camera to document marine life. She became hooked on photography and for more than a quarter of a century, Heather Angel has been at the forefront of wildlife photography in Britain. In addition to managing her own stock library, Natural Visions, she is a prolific writer with over 50 books to her name, including Giant Pandas and Puffins, in the Wildlife Monograph series by Evans Mitchell Books. Her work, which combines scientific accuracy with a strong pictorial appeal, has been recognised by many awards both in Britain and overseas. Heather Angel was President of the Royal Photographic Society from 1984-86 and she has been a Special Professor at Nottingham University since 1994. Major solo exhibitions of Heather’s work have been on show in London as well as in China, Malaysia and Egypt. 80 + colour illustrations, The comical and colorful faces of puffins have earned them the popular name ‘clowns of the sea’. On land they waddle and hop amongst rocks to and from their burrows, but once in the air, they wheel and turn with great agility and grace. The author portrays the multifarious activities of these lovable seabirds during their breeding season and reveals how they live and survive at high altitudes., The comical and colorful faces of puffins have earned them the popular name ‘clowns of the sea’. On land they waddle and hop amongst rocks to and from their burrows, but once in the air, they wheel and turn with great agility and grace. The author portrays the multifarious activities of these lovable seabirds during their breeding season and reveals how they live and survive at high altitudes.
