Puffins have a black body and a white chest, which is a recipe for blown highlights. Minimise this by always shooting in RAW to give yourself more latitude and possibly tweak the exposure ...

Puffins are small seabirds that vary slightly in size depending on the species. The tufted puffin is slightly larger than the other species, weighing 18.3 to 35.3 ounces and measuring 14.2 to 15.8 ...

Atlantic puffins have to be among the most popular of seabirds. With their colorful beaks and funny waddle, they can charm even the most adamant non-birder.

Atlantic Puffins, or Fratercula arctica, measure 12.5 inches long, have a wingspan of 21 inches and weigh around 13 ounces. They are widely distributed across the North Atlantic for most of the ...

The Atlantic puffin is the official bird of Newfoundland and Labrador and the smallest species of puffin. This pigeon-sized seabird’s black head, back and wings contrast sharply with its white face ...

An Atlantic puffin was seen in the coastal waters of New Hampshire on Aug. 2 and is included in the New Hampshire Audubon's Rare Bird Alert for Aug. 8.

Standing 10 inches tall, Atlantic puffins weigh about a pound. Their feathers resemble a crisp, black-and-white tuxedo and offset a comical, orange-striped beak. Puffin Pairs Mate for Life.

The Atlantic puffin simply vanishes for months at a time. But when it returns to land, the fearless, clown-faced seabird is a sight that soothes the soul of many a bird-watcher.

Atlantic puffins also breed in parts of the northeastern U.S., the U.K. and northern Europe. Lifelong monogamous pairs return to the same burrow each year and lay a single egg.

Atlantic Puffins were once almost extinct from Maine’s coast, their only native habitat in the United States.. But after the success of Project Puffin, which worked to restore puffins to Eastern ...

Adult puffins on an island off Maine's coast. By the late 1800s, Atlantic puffins had almost disappeared from their historical nesting grounds in the Gulf of Maine, killed off by hunters for food ...

With their comical expressions and orange beaks full of fish, Atlantic puffins and their kin are some of the most recognizable birds on the planet. Read on for more puffin facts.