An amateur film photographed by A.F. Park focusing on Cormorants nesting on the Farne Islands and a colony of Gannets nesting on Bass Rock. Title: Photography by A. F. Park Title: Among the Birds With – Title: Kodachrome [logo] Title: Cormorants In The Farnes In Early June The Nesting Colony Was Active Views follow of cormorants on a rocky cliff summit above the camera. Closer views follow of a group of cormorants on or near nests. Some of the nests have chicks with adult...

An amateur film photographed by A.F. Park focusing on Cormorants nesting on the Farne Islands and a colony of Gannets nesting on Bass Rock. Title: Photography by A. F. Park Title: Among the Birds With – Title: Kodachrome [logo] Title: Cormorants In The Farnes In Early June The Nesting Colony Was Active Views follow of cormorants on a rocky cliff summit above the camera. Closer views follow of a group of cormorants on or near nests. Some of the nests have chicks with adult birds returning to feed them. Title: The Nests Are Massive Structures of Seaweed, 2 or 3 Feet High A closer view shows a chick on a nest, with an unhatched egg next to it. More general views follow of the vast colony. Title: The Newly Hatched Chicks Are Naked, And Far From Handsome. A close view follows of chicks on nests. Title: Pouches Vibrating In Anticipation of Food Young cormorants hold their mouths open as the wait for food. The skin pouch under the lower part of the beak vibrates, another signal from the youngster that it needs to be fed. Title: The Adult Plumage Is Glossy and Iridescent, Oily To Resist Water [sic] More views follow of adult cormorants on their nests. Title: The Green Eye A close view of an adult cormorant discloses their striking green coloured eyes. Title: Puffins Are Quaint and Lovable Birds. The Coloured Beaks Are a Nuptial Adornment, Afterwards Shed. A view follows of a group of puffins on a rock. Title: The Husbands Sit Gossiping While the Wives Are Working At Home Another view follows of puffins on a rocky outcrop. Title: They Are Expert Fishermen. This One Has a Haul Of Sand Eels For the Family. A puffin sits on a rock with a brace of sand eels in its beak. The next view shows a solitary puffin on a rock, while others float on the sea nearby. Title: This Poor Fellow Seems Rather Weary! A general of view of a group of puffins, one of them appears to ‘yawn’. Title: The View From Inner Farne Is Glorious. The Campion Provides Cover For Nesting Eider Ducks. A view of Inner Farne shows the landscape St Cuthbert’s Chapel and the sea beyond. More general views of the island and the smaller outcrops around it. An eider duck sits on a nest, a closer view of another nest shows five eggs. Title: A Trip To Bass Rock, The Home of The Gannets A view from the sea shows the imposing image of Bass Rock. It is an island in the outer part of the Firth of Forth in the east of Scotland, just off the coast from North Berwick. As the boat approaches the island there is a clear view of the lighthouse. Title: Tens of Thousands of flying birds fill the sky. The sky is filled with gannets silhouetted against the sky. Title: Every Ledge of the Sheer Cliffs is Occupied. The film shows hundreds of breeding gannets occupying precarious positions on the vertiginous cliffs. Lots of coming and going from the adult birds. Closer views show these large birds nesting on the cliff face. A chick occupies one of the nests. Title: In A Nest of Seaweed and Herbage a Single Brownish Egg is Laid Views follow of a nest with and egg, an adult on a nest and another adult bird standing next to a nest. Title: The Adults Are Handsome With Green-Ribbed Webbed Feet and Rusty Patches on the Head. A close view follows of a gannet on a nest with a chick. An overhead view shows a group of nesting gannets. Title: Collecting Seaweed for Nest Repairs A gannet with a beak full of seaweed appears to be ready to start nest repairs. Title: When Hatched the Chicks Are Naked, Then Covered With White Down Until Fully Grown; Observe The Fish In The Nest A young chick is shown with no natural covering against the elements and looking extremely vulnerable. An older chick protected by a covering of down, sits in another nest a fish lies next to it. A view of another young chick follows. Title: Gannets are Strong on the Wing. The Brownish Bird Is Immature. A view follows of a flying adult and juvenile bird. The film ends with a slow-motion section showing general views of gannets flying, followed by a short sequence of adult birds coming into land next to nests.