These jaunty little birds have a special place in my heart. My paintings are based on photographs taken around the Northumbrian coast, specifically the Farne Islands. They are therefore portraits of real birds living their lives in an increasingly fragile environment.
As such, they have distinctive colours and markings unique to each individual.
Puffins are among the 1 in 4 British birds on the Red List of Conservation Concern. Climate change, causing rising sea temperatures, is affecting the fish populations on which they depend, making survival more difficult.
Read more at https://www.rspb.org.uk/birds-and-wildlife/bird-and-wildlife-guides/bird-a-z/p/puffin/#eoICj4CHvqtIz6cX.99
As such, they have distinctive colours and markings unique to each individual.
Puffins are among the 1 in 4 British birds on the Red List of Conservation Concern. Climate change, causing rising sea temperatures, is affecting the fish populations on which they depend, making survival more difficult.
Read more at https://www.rspb.org.uk/birds-and-wildlife/bird-and-wildlife-guides/bird-a-z/p/puffin/#eoICj4CHvqtIz6cX.99