Atlantic Puffin

An Atlantic puffin (Fratercula arctica) gathers nesting material in Bridlington, Yorkshire, England

by Alan Irons

Atlantic Puffin (Fratercula arctica)

© Anthony Schlencker

"Puffin Present"

 Atlantic puffin (Fratercula arctica)

Borgarfjörður Eystri, Iceland.

By Shane Kalyn

BigPicture Natural World photography competition

My bird watching hobby has now fully grown into a bird hobby. Drawing birds, thinking about birds... You know, the usual. 🦆

Atlantic puffin (Fratercula arctica) on the Shetland Islands in Scotland

Nik Borrow

Puffin portrait, Staple Island 2019

Atlantic Puffin for a $5 Ko-fi supporter

Atlantic Puffin (Fratercula arctica)

© Tim Melling

BOTD: Atlantic Puffin

Photo: Michael Ransburg

"Nesting around the edges of the North Atlantic, this puffin is sought after by birdwatchers who visit Maine or eastern Canada in summer. At its colonies, the bird may fly back to its nest carrying a dozen small fish lined up in its bill, making us wonder how the puffin holds onto ten slippery fish while grabbing two more. Gregarious at its nesting sites, the Atlantic Puffin is often solitary in winter, far from land on the open ocean."

- Audubon Field Guide

black-headed gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) by sbbon26

Atlantic Puffin

Atlantic Puffin (Fratercula arctica)

© Tim Melling

Atlantic puffin (Fratercula arctica)

Atlantic puffin (Fratercula arctica) by Mike Barth Via Flickr: It is the only puffin native to the Atlantic Ocean; two related species, the tufted puffin and the horned puffin, are found in the northeastern Pacific.