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Puffin

Fratercula arctica

Description:

Unmistakeable, coastal bird. Black and White plummage, with a bright colourful beak during the breeding season. Seen March to mid August in the UK.

Habitat:

Coastal cliffs

Notes:

On the RSPB Amber list. Photo depicts pair bonding - when one returns from a fishing trip they rub beaks and call to each other, similar to 'eskimo kisses' Shetlanders refer to them as 'Tammy Norris' in the local dialect.

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142 Comments (1–25)

fiorella2
fiorella2 2 weeks ago

oh,they are so beautiful.

outsidegirl0
outsidegirl0 2 weeks ago

sooooooo cute!!!!!

Meisterheim Family
Meisterheim Family 3 weeks ago

Lovie puffins

sofit1
sofit1 3 weeks ago

it is very cute. i dident sea dis bird in the world! i wont one of this birds.

emilyw1
emilyw1 2 months ago

AWWWW I wish I could see that!
It's like a movie!

ScottJBaguley
ScottJBaguley 4 months ago

that is so cute!

Chubbishan Lin
Chubbishan Lin 4 months ago

awww so cute!

nice!!!

Joan Federis
Joan Federis 4 months ago

cute lovely...^_^

harryBrian
harryBrian 4 months ago

Auuwww how cute!!!

daisy29
daisy29 5 months ago

Isnt love so beautiful because I think they are cute <3333333333

dolphins16
dolphins16 6 months ago

love is true <3<3>3<3

Macaw Feathers
Macaw Feathers 6 months ago

it's so cute

caldasrafa
caldasrafa 7 months ago

Pictures like this are on every RSPB walls!!! lovely

Emma7
Emma7 8 months ago

Hi maggie3 yes I did - I took a trip up to the Shetland Isles last summer. The project Noah people like it so it was spotting of the week and seems to be in small up on the project Noah homepage a bit! :D maybe you saw it there? You did comment in it about 3 weeks ago too... Em

maggie3
maggie3 8 months ago

did you take that picture?

maggie3
maggie3 8 months ago

HEY! I had seen that picture before!

Wendy Clapham
Wendy Clapham 8 months ago

WOW, such an amazing shot!

Emma7
Emma7 8 months ago

Wow! Thanks for all the lovely comments guys! Em

maggie3
maggie3 8 months ago

hello everyone! i´s me maggie from Saint George´s School!!!!!

maggie3
maggie3 8 months ago

i love the puffins!

sofi2
sofi2 8 months ago

cool

vicky1
vicky1 8 months ago

it is beautiful

fifi1
fifi1 8 months ago

there are kissing each other

pitusanti1
pitusanti1 8 months ago

they are kissing

Scotland, United Kingdom

Lat: 60.14, Long: -1.11

Spotted on Jul 12, 2011
Submitted on Dec 4, 2011

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