Puffin in Flight

A tufted puffin (Fratercula cirrhata) in flight against a gray sky in Alaska’s Pribilof Islands (USA). Puffins are charismatic seabirds that delight wildlife enthusiasts and draw tourists to the islands where they nest. Read about the return of Atlantic puffins (Fratercula arctica) to Maine in Smithsonian Magazine.

Puffin in Flight, Pribilof Islands Alaska
Glen Tepke/Marine Photobank

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