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Atlantic Puffin

Fratercula arctica

Description:

Adult Description •Stocky, large-headed black-and-white bird. •Large triangular bill colored red, blue, and yellow in summer, but duller in winter. •White cheek. •Black back, neck and top of head. •Legs orange.

Habitat:

Nesting colony of Atlantic Puffins located on small island off the coast of Maine.

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8 Comments

Sachin Zaveri
Sachin Zaveri 11 years ago

wow,,

Jeannette
Jeannette 11 years ago

Absolutely beautiful :)

MayraSpringmann
MayraSpringmann 11 years ago

Fantastic capture!!

Ava T-B
Ava T-B 11 years ago
Maria dB
Maria dB 12 years ago

very nice series!

KatCuff
KatCuff 12 years ago

Great series!! Love it!

Carolina
Carolina 12 years ago

Now your first :)

Carolina
Carolina 12 years ago

Loved the second photo!

DonnaPomeroy
Spotted by
DonnaPomeroy

Maine, USA

Spotted on May 15, 1996
Submitted on Jan 29, 2012

Spotted for Mission

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