Audubon Camp on Hog Island, Maine. June 2017 Boat trip to Eastern Egg Island.
Eastern Egg Island: home to 172 breeding pairs of puffins during the 2017 season. They raise their young deep in the crevices of the seaside rocks.
You can see the terns flying over the island. There are 1400 pairs on the island. They make their nests on the rocks or at the edge of the grassy areas.
The terns are territorial. They fly at intruders and are quick to investigate unusual events such as a dead bird floating nearby in the water. Perhaps their warning system helps the puffins!
Watercolors in a Strathmore 500 Series Mixed Media Journal:
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