Adorable subject Greg, hard not to fall in love with these guys and gals!
#1 Great depth, nice pose nice color
#2 you worked some difficult lighting very nicely here
#3 impressive DOF for this shot, way to get the 'two-fer' shot!
#4 Cormie is a cool shot, nice look to this one, chasing a bug You got a sensor spot in front of the beak too
#5 nice grouping, nice take off! Nice color and exposure
Really a fine job, IMO not sure why you choose ISO 1600 as the noise worked against you a bit, in general could use NR on these
Very nice work Greg, I'm jealous! It's been years since I photographed Puffins and how I wish I was doing that again soon
You offer up a delightful set. The exposures are spot one and you worked the angles quite well. I do love the pose of 1, I might of cropped it a bit differently, more room left, less room right. A bit more sun to brighten the face would be perfect Go back and re-shoot! The angle and light on 2 is unique and very well executed. That isn't a shot for the weak of heart, not easy to pull off at all but you sure did! I think the Cormie in 4 is made he missed the bug. That or he's mad you missed the dust spec right in front of his lower bill. Otherwise excellent 5 is an odd shot to be honest, the dynamics of the flyer just having taken off make what would be an awkward shot work quite well. The last is wonderfully detailed, the wing position is a bit less than ideal, up or down works better for me. The body also has a bit of noise, otherwise a technical tour de force.
I have heard it said that Alcids are the Penguins of the Northern Hemisphere, whether or not that is true or some sort of exaggeration of the truth doesn't really matter, I like how it sounds
randysc wrote:
Stunning set of images Greg Excellent job on the whites, all sharp with nice detail. You get no criticisms here. So hard to pick a favorite, really love them all but I'm going with #6 with #5 a very close 2nd. Super set!
Randy
Appreciate it, Randy. I guess sunny skies and Scotland usually aren't found together, but I was fortunate.
KirkB wrote:
These are all terrific Greg, you did a marvelous job of exposure control under the bright blue skies.
I especially enjoyed the last 4 images for the poses captures... the BG's for the Cormorant and the final Puffin IF are so pretty.
Thanks for the compelling narrative as it added a lot of interest to your very fine images.
Excellent work.
Kirk
Thank you, Kirk. It was great fun, and an interesting complement to the way most of us usually shoot...returning to a familiar place over and over, learning more each time. Both are fun...although I wish I could visit the Isle of May on a more regular basis!
Charlie Shugart wrote:
WOWSERS! All these are wowzers, Greg.
But the penultimate image (that's how the Brits talk ) wins the prize. Everything works perfectly with it.
Charlie
Thanks, Charlie! I think that must be the way that Brits with 100,000,000 years of experience talk.
You got a sensor spot in front of the beak too 
Excellent job on the whites, all sharp with nice detail. You get no criticisms here. So hard to pick a favorite, really love them all but I'm going with #6 with #5 a very close 2nd. Super set!