Puffins were seen at the Hermaness National Nature Reserve on an island of the British Isles, July 6, 2019. /VCG Photo

With over 50,000 pairs of the Atlantic or Common Puffin, the island is believed to be home to one-fifth of the Scottish puffin population. /VCG Photo

The summer period between June and August is normally the breeding season for the birds, which fly in and out of the burrows dug in the cracks of the cliffs. /VCG Photo

Coming from London to visit, British photographer Adam Gray got as close as a foot to the friendly and calm birds and snapped several close-up shots. /VCG Photo