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Atlantic Puffin (Fratercula arctica)
Puffins are a species of auk in the bird genus Fratercula They are 32 cm (12.5 in) in length, with a 53 cm (21 in) wingspan, weighing about 380g 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. The puffin is predominantly black and white plumage, a stocky build, and large beaks, brighlty coloured in the breeding season and are shed after the breeding season, leaving a smaller and duller beak. Their short wings are adapted for swimming with a flying technique under water. In the air, they beat their wings rapidly in swift flight, often flying low over the ocean's surface. Puffins breed in colonies on coasts and islands; these are Farne Island Puffins of the coast of Northumberland UK. The Atlantic Puffin breed in burrows on Farne they evict rabbits from burrows which they line with grass, leaves and feathers but is occasionally unlined. The eggs of the Atlantic Puffin are creamy white but can be occasionally tinged lilac. Puffins form long-term pair bonds or relationships. The female lays a single egg, and both parents incubate the egg and feed the chick. The incubating parent holds the egg against its brood patch with its wings. The chicks fledge at night. After fledging, the chicks spend the first few years of their lives at sea, returning to breed about five years later.
Atlantic Puffin (Fratercula arctica)
Puffins are a species of auk in the bird genus Fratercula They are 32 cm (12.5 in) in length, with a 53 cm (21 in) wingspan, weighing about 380g 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. The puffin is predominantly black and white plumage, a stocky build, and large beaks, brighlty coloured in the breeding season and are shed after the breeding season, leaving a smaller and duller beak. Their short wings are adapted for swimming with a flying technique under water. In the air, they beat their wings rapidly in swift flight, often flying low over the ocean's surface. Puffins breed in colonies on coasts and islands; these are Farne Island Puffins of the coast of Northumberland UK. The Atlantic Puffin breed in burrows on Farne they evict rabbits from burrows which they line with grass, leaves and feathers but is occasionally unlined. The eggs of the Atlantic Puffin are creamy white but can be occasionally tinged lilac. Puffins form long-term pair bonds or relationships. The female lays a single egg, and both parents incubate the egg and feed the chick. The incubating parent holds the egg against its brood patch with its wings. The chicks fledge at night. After fledging, the chicks spend the first few years of their lives at sea, returning to breed about five years later.