HYNAMB Atlantic Puffin Fratercula atica sea parrot Machias Seal Island Maine coast New England USA US NA U.S. U.S.A. Seabird bird colorful red orange beak vertical ellen mcknight
HYNAMB Atlantic Puffin Fratercula atica sea parrot Machias Seal Island Maine coast New England USA US NA U.S. U.S.A. Seabird bird colorful red orange beak vertical ellen mcknight
Puffins, Fratercula arctica (the Atlantic puffin) on the point of take-off. The featured puffin has caught some sand eels and landed on the cliff top for a few seconds before heading on to its nesting burrow.
Atlantic Puffin (Fratercula arctica) in flight above the Farne Islands off the Northumberland Coast. Sometimes called a sea parrot this bird has been photographed in it's breeding season plumage.
Atlantic Puffin in Flight. This photo depicts the brilliantly coloured feet of this bird. This image was taken on a summer's day. The bird in this photo nests in burrows on cliffs in May and June.
Puffin describes any of three auk species (or alcids) in the bird genus Fratercula with a brightly colored beak in the breeding season. These are pelagic seabirds that feed primarily by diving.
UK SCOTLAND Sumburgh Head -- Puffin ( Fratercula arctica ) in flight at Sumburgh Head in the Shetland Islands of Scotland UK -- Picture by Jonathan Mitchell/Lightroom Photos
UK SCOTLAND Sumburgh Head -- Puffin ( Fratercula arctica ) in flight at Sumburgh Head in the Shetland Islands of Scotland UK -- Picture by Jonathan Mitchell / Lightroom Photos