# @natgeo on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CG4ysj7D87z
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/11687765-natgeo-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/thumbnails/0afb830582.jpg
- **Posted:** 2020-10-28T12:34:18.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** National Geographic (@NatGeo) — https://gondola.cc/NatGeo

## Caption

Photo and video by bertiegregory / Puffins can fly up to 55 mph (88 kmh), flapping their wings 400 times per minute! This rapid wing beat and a lack of gliding means they have a pretty frantic appearance when they zoom past. I was keen to see how this compared to their movements underwater, so I dropped into the water about 50 meters (150ft) away from a big raft of puffins near Skomer Island in southwest Wales. I slowly finned over until I was about 10 meters (30ft) away. Then I waited. After a few minutes a couple of individuals started to get curious and they bobbed over to check me out. As I put my head under to check on my camera, I realized a couple of others had approached underwater, whizzing around me. This video was the result. The visibility was rubbish and the light was rubbish, but to see a puffin in its element, effortlessly gliding, was a magical glimpse into their hidden underwater lives. I’ll be back. Follow bertiegregory for more wildlife adventures. #puffin #britishwildlife #cute #fishing #wildlifephotography

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wildlifephotography, cute, britishwildlife, fishing, puffin

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