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Shetland wildlife photography

Shetland is home to an abundance of plants & wildlife. Its rocky coastline attracts thousands of seabirds every year, and a vast range of marine life can be seen in the surrounding waters. The dramatic scenery and light experienced in Shetland compliments the presence of such a plenitude of wildlife.

A puffin on the sea — Puffin at sea, Burra

Puffin with fish in its beak — Puffin with fish, Hermaness

Two puffins at sea — Puffins at sea, Boddam

Seagulls on rocks — Seagulls, Quarff

Arctic tern flying over water — Arctic tern, Burra

Fulmar flying over crashing waves — Fulmar, No Ness

A seal sleeping on the rocks — Sleeping seal, Quarff

Gannet flying over the sea — Gannet, Hermaness

A small bird on a rock — Turnstone, Levenwick

A whetear standing on a rock — Wheatear, North Roe

Small birds on a pier — Turnstones, Levenwick

Guillemot at sea — Guillemot, Levenwick

Puffin and sea pinks — Puffin, Sumburgh Head

Puffin flying with fish in its beak — Puffin flying with fish, Hermaness

A puffin sitting in the grass — Puffin, Sumburgh Head

Otter swimming in the sea — Otter, West Burrafirth

A seal on rocks above the sea — Seal, Quarff

A seal lying on a rock — Seal, Quarff

Colony of nesting gannets — Gannets, Hermaness

Bonxie (Great skua) flying above sea stacks — Bonxie (Great skua) flying near Ramna Stacks, Northmavine

Bonxie (Great Skua) in a field — Bonxie (Great Skua), Hermaness

A fulmar flying above stormy seas — Fulmar, No Ness