Puffin Ready For Landing
by Heiko Koehrer-Wagner
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Puffin Ready For Landing
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Heiko Koehrer-Wagner
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Photograph - Photography
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Puffin about to land during our birdwatching tour on the island of Hornoya, in the North Atlantic, off northern Norway - Puffins are any of three small species of alcids (auks) in the bird genus Fratercula with a brightly coloured beak during the breeding season. These are pelagic seabirds that feed primarily by diving in the water. They breed in large colonies on coastal cliffs or offshore islands, nesting in crevices among rocks or in burrows in the soil. Two species, the Tufted Puffin and Horned Puffin, are found in the North Pacific Ocean, while the Atlantic Puffin is found in the North Atlantic Ocean.
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December 15th, 2013
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