{"id":3331,"date":"2016-06-12T21:06:29","date_gmt":"2016-06-12T21:06:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/?p=3331"},"modified":"2016-06-04T21:06:49","modified_gmt":"2016-06-04T21:06:49","slug":"inner-farne","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/?p=3331","title":{"rendered":"Inner Farne"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Puffin waiting for the arrival of her mate on Inner Farne<\/p><\/div>\n

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Following on from the visit to Staple Island we arrived at Inner Farne surprisingly quickly with the boat taking the direct route across Staple sound. Slightly disappointing that we didn’t go around the island before arriving however can’t really complain after the amazing close up views\u00a0of the bird covered sea stacks at Staple Island.<\/p>\n

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Arctic Gull complete with fishy offering for his partner<\/p><\/div>\n

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Attack, attack, attack<\/p><\/div>\n

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Upon arrival the route took us away from the jetty and up the slope towards St Cuthberts chapel. As we rounded the corner the Arctic Terns launched their first wave of attack.\u00a0The sound and ferocity has to be experienced to be believed. If you leave your head unprotected they can\u00a0draw blood. Even through a cap the bite can be clearly felt.\u00a0Nesting both on and right against the boardwalk\u00a0the behaviour is a highly effective deterrent against potential predators.<\/p>\n

Despite the obvious disturbance to the tern colony visitors\u00a0help to deter the larger gulls from predating the eggs and young birds a strategy also adopted by several other species.<\/p>\n

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