The Clown of the Ocean
Amazing facts about the Puffin........
*The Tufted Puffin nests mostly in deep burrows that it digs into cliff edges and slopes. These burrows can be more than 1.5 meters (5 feet) deep.
They can capture and hold multiple small fish crosswise in its bill, routinely 5 to 20 fish at a time, for delivery to chicks at the nest. Adults eat their own food while still under water.
A year in the life of an Atlantic Puffin
A Puffin's Year
Amazon Price: $12.92 (as of 07/25/2008)
List Price: $15.95
Through the story of one puffling's first year, this handsome picture book brings close the amazing facts about Atlantic puffins. The clear text and bright, textured mixed-media art tell how two puffins come in from the sea, mate on an island, and burrow underground to prepare their nest for their single egg. They take turns keeping the egg warm, and when it hatches 41 days later, they raise their chick, feed him live fish, and then watch him leave and fly out with the other pufflings into the big ocean world. Then there is the amazing fact that two or three years later, he will return to the island and continue the cycle. Caught by the exciting science, many young readers will heed the appended conservation call by a National Audubon Society director to keep the oceans safe from spills and global warming.
"Puffins walk. Puffins squawk. Penguins brawl. Penguins call."
Puffins Climb, Penguins Rhyme
Amazon Price: $6.00 (as of 07/25/2008)
List Price: $6.00
Master photo-essayist McMillan finds fetching fun in a few feathered friends as he pairs likenesses of two avian species with rhyming, two-word captions. Inhabiting literally opposite ends of the earth, puffins (from the North Polar region) and penguins (native to Antarctica) share an endearing gawkiness, and McMillan's unadorned, crystalline photographs capture surprising humor and personality in the simplest of situations.
Plush Puffin
Plush Puffin 11"
Amazon Price: $14.00 (as of 07/25/2008)
Manufacturer Recommended Age: 18 months and up
Puffin Link List
- Puffins in Alaska
- Two species live in Alaskan waters: the Horned Puffin (Fratercula corniculata) and the Tufted Puffin (Fratercula cirrhata).
Puffin videos
Cap'n Fish's Puffin Cruise
Spectacular Puffin video taken during the Cap'n Fish Puffin Cruise, Boothbay Harbor, Maine june thru late august.VISIT www.mainewhales.com,OR CALL 800-636-3244 FOR INFO
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Atlantic Puffin
The Atlantic Puffin (''''') is a seabird species in the auk family. It is a pelagic bird that feeds primarily by diving for fish, but also eats other sea creatures, such as squid and crustaceans. Its most obvious characteristic is its brightly colored beak during the breeding seasons. Also known as the Common Puffin, it is the only puffin species which is found in the Atlantic Ocean. The curious appearance of the bird, with its colorful huge bill and its striking piebald plumage, has given rise to nicknames such as "clown of the ocean" and "sea parrot"'.
Atlantic Puffin, Group, Iceland
Plush Atlantic Puffin
Plush Kenny Atlantic Puffin 7"
Amazon Price: $8.50 (as of 07/25/2008)
* Atlantic Puffin made with soft kohair material
* Puffin measures 7.5" tall
Horned Puffin
The Horned Puffin (Fratercula corniculata) is an auk, similar in appearance to the Atlantic Puffin; this bird's bill is yellow at the base and red at the tip. It is a pelagic seabird that feeds primarily by diving for fish. It nests in colonies, often with other auks.
The yellow bill plate grows before the breeding season and is shed later. They have a small fleshy black "horn" above their eyes. They have a white face with a dark line extending from the back of the eye and red feet.
This species breeds on rocky islands off the coasts of Siberia, Alaska and British Columbia, in burrows, in rocky cavities or among rocks. It winters far out to sea. Feeding areas are usually located fairly far offshore from the nest. There is usually one chick and both parents feed the young.
Horned Puffins will return from hunting with several small fish in their beaks. They also eat squid and crustaceans.
The population of these birds has declined due to the introduction of rats onto some islands used for nesting.
Horned Puffins, St. Paul Island, Alaska, USA
Tufted Puffin Art Print
A tufted puffin in its summer breeding plumage Framed Art Print by Joel Sartore, 29" x 21"
Amazon Price: $124.99 (as of 07/25/2008)
* Framed Art Print Title: A tufted puffin in its summer breeding plumage
* Artist: Joel Sartore
* Size: 29 x 21 inches
* Frame: Black Box Stem (3/4")
Tufted Puffin
The Tufted Puffin (Fratercula cirrhata) is a relatively abundant medium-sized pelagic seabird in the auk (Alcidae) family found throughout the North Pacific Ocean.
It is one of three species of puffin that comprise the Fratercula genus and is easily recognizable by its thick red bill and yellow tufts.
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K_Linda
Puffins are so cute! They look like little stuffed bird toys. Very nice lens. I give it 5*'s and a lensroll. Posted June 30, 2008 |
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ElizabethJeanAllen
Great lens! I love the birds and have a lengthy life-list but I've never seen a Puffin. Posted May 05, 2008 |
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Irenemaria
Absolutely charming! They put the fish in their mouthes tail-head-tail-head! Posted March 27, 2008 |
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mulberry
Yeah!! It was worth the wait; I love these little guys. I first saw them many years ago, paddling about in the water, almost right up to me. I swear they were trying to make me laugh. Fantastic lens. Posted March 25, 2008 |
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riff999
What an interesting and unique bird. I am also a fan of the red-footed booby. Great lens. Posted March 23, 2008 |
Tufted Puffin - Alaska
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New Table of Contents
- A year in the life of an Atlantic Puffin
- "Puffins walk. Puffins squawk. Penguins brawl. Penguins call."
- Plush Puffin
- Puffin Link List
- Puffin videos
- Atlantic Puffin
- Atlantic Puffin, Group, Iceland
- Plush Atlantic Puffin
- Horned Puffin
- Horned Puffins, St. Paul Island, Alaska, USA
- Tufted Puffin Art Print
- Tufted Puffin
- Thanks for visiting - please leave a message
- Tufted Puffin - Alaska
