Puffed Up~

Close-up of a puffin with its mouth open, perched on a rock, displaying its colorful beak and expressive eyes.

Puffin.

A close-up of a puffin with a black and white body, standing on a rocky surface, featuring vivid orange eyes and a colorful beak.

Pensively,

A close-up of a puffin perched on a rocky surface, featuring its distinct black and white plumage, orange and yellow beak, and large, expressive eyes.

ponders.

A close-up of a puffin with a black and white body, orange beak, and striking white face, perched on a rocky surface near water.

This Horned Puffin,

Close-up of a puffin with distinctive orange bill and white face, showcasing its black body and light-colored tufted feathers on the head.

and his playful Tufted Puffin cousin,

A tufted puffin splashing in water with its distinctive orange bill and black feathers.

are both Auks,

A tufted puffin swimming in dark, rippling water, with its distinctive orange beak and wet feathers.

from Alaska!

Cheers to you from Alaska’s precious puffins~


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171 thoughts on “Puffed Up~

  1. What an expression you have caught in the first photo. What characters these birds are and you capture that so wonderfully. Bit different to our more stripy beaked puffins.

      1. Yes, off the North East and Wales but I saw them very close up when I visited the Skelligs. Some years ago when it was more a mystical and birding experience. ( Now because a Star Wars location …)

    1. Hi Brian. Great to hear from you. We all got covid but are now home. (The joy of travel in 2026!) Happy you like the puffers! They are total charmers. Hope all is well with you ღ

      1. All well, here, thank you Cindy.
        COVID? Yes, my MD daughter says there’s a rebound right now. Matter of fact our grandson, 10, got it 2 weeks ago. Probably brought it home from school.
        Glad you’re home…
        🤗

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