EMBO Journal cover photo of March 21st taken by Ivan Muñoz
The EMBO Journal Cover Contest, initiated by the editors of the journal in 2003, highlights the creative potential of the authors and readers of The EMBO Journal, and showcases the beauty they find in the scientific and non-scientific world around them. The March 21st issue of EMBO Journal features a beautiful photo taken by Ivan Muñoz from John Rouse's lab. The photo is a portrait of a puffin on the Isle of May taken during the breeding season when puffins feed their chicks with fish, in this case sand eels. The photo, submitted to last year's EMBO Journal Cover Contest, was one of the pictures selected from "more than 3,000 submissions representing the entire spectrum of scientific and nonscientific nature imagery". Well done Ivan!
The Isle of May is an outstandingly attractive island, which lies at the entrance of the Firth of Forth. This important National Nature Reserve, which is owned and run byScottish Nattural Heritage, has incredible wildlife, including puffins, guillemot, razorbill, shag, and eiderduck. Dolphins, porpoise and whale are often spotted in summer time. Fancy a visit? The Isle of May is easy to get can be reached easily by ferry which leaves from Anstruther, a 40 min drive from Dundee.
The Isle of May is an outstandingly attractive island, which lies at the entrance of the Firth of Forth. This important National Nature Reserve, which is owned and run byScottish Nattural Heritage, has incredible wildlife, including puffins, guillemot, razorbill, shag, and eiderduck. Dolphins, porpoise and whale are often spotted in summer time. Fancy a visit? The Isle of May is easy to get can be reached easily by ferry which leaves from Anstruther, a 40 min drive from Dundee.