Puffins

Information on Arctic Birds

Tufted Puffin flying underwater as he feeds on small fish. Living Coasts.

A Horned Puffin at a colony on Puffin Island (Maervykinkaem). Beringia National Park, Providensky Region of Chukotka. Russian Far East

Horned Puffin & Tufted Puffins at a colony on Puffin Island (Maervykinkaem). Beringia National Park, Providensky Region of Chukotka. Russian Far East

A Horned Puffin flies off a rock at a colony on Puffin Island (Maervykinkaem). Beringia National Park, Providensky Region of Chukotka. Russian Far East

Horned Puffins & Tufted Puffins at a colony on Puffin Island (Maervykinkaem). Beringia National Park, Providensky Region of Chukotka. Russian Far East

Horned Puffins & Tufted Puffins at a colony on Puffin Island (Maervykinkaem). Beringia National Park, Providensky Region of Chukotka. Russian Far East

Brunnich's Guillemot lauches intot the air over the heads of several Atlantin Puffins. 14th July Bukta. Spitsbergen.

Tufted Puffin flying underwater, he is in his breeding plumage. living Coasts.

A pair of Tufted Puffins court in the sunshine, in their fine breeding plumage. Living Coasts.

Tufted Puffin male pays court to his mate in the spring. Living Coasts.

Captive Tufted Puffin male pays court to his mate in the spring. Living Coasts.

Tufted puffin, Fratercula cirrhata, coastal British Columbia, Canada.

Tufted puffin, Fratercula cirrhata, coastal British Columbia, Canada.

Adult horned puffin, Fratercula corniculata, settling feathers on a seaside nesting cliff, southeastern Alaska, USA

Two Puffins amongst nesting kittiwakes on Nelsonoya. Svalbard

Male Tufted Puffin stretches his wings. Living Coasts To A4.

Tufted Puffin flying underwater as he chases small fish. Living Coasts.

Atlantic Puffins on a rock. North Atlantic

Horned Puffin on a ledge with its wings extended. North Pacific Islands

Tufted puffin, Lunda cirrhata, on the water. North Pacific

Carpets of Dwarf Fireweed, Epilobium latifolium, on the tundra at Puffin Island. Chukotka, Siberia. Russia. 1997