Differences in puffin bills

Differences in puffin bills

by | Oct 6, 2016 | Atlantic Puffin, Differences Between Puffins, Horned Puffins, Interesting Information about Puffins, Puffin Beaks, Puffin Pictures, Puffin Research, Puffin Rosette, Tufted Puffin

The three kinds of puffins have different puffin bills. Let’s examine all three to see how they are different. Do you notice any other differences? Please let us know! Note: The colorful fleshy part at the base of the puffin’s bill is called a rosette. You can...
Puffin sizes differences (UPDATE!)

Puffin sizes differences (UPDATE!)

by | Jun 3, 2015 | Atlantic Puffin, Horned Puffins, Interesting Information about Puffins, Puffin Pictures, Puffin Stuff, Puffins, Rhinoceros Auklet, Teacher Resources, Tufted Puffin

I made an updated visual chart to show the size difference between the four types of puffins (Tufted puffins, Horned puffins, Rhinoceros auklets and Atlantic puffins). Atlantic Puffins are tiniest at about 10 to 11 1/2 inches (25-29 cm) Rhinoceros Auklets are about 14...

Puffin Chapter of The Bird Book by Chester A. Reed

by | Mar 2, 2013 | Atlantic Puffin, Fratercula cirrhata, Fratercula corniculata, Fratercula dowi, Hatchlings, Horned Puffins, Interesting Information about Puffins, Puffin Babies, puffin chicks, Puffin Diet, Puffin eggs, Puffin Habits, Puffin history, Puffin Lovers, Puffin Mates, Puffin Measurements, Puffin Nests, Puffin Predators, Puffin Research, Puffins, Puffling, Rhino Auk, Rhino Auklet, Rhinoceros Auklet, Tufted Puffin, Types of Puffins

PUFFINS, AUKS and MURRES. Family ALCIDÆ NEST AND EGGS OF PIED-BILLED GREBE.Puffins, Auks and Murres are all sea birds and are only found inland when blown there by some severe storm of winter. At this season numbers of them are apt to lose their bearings and may...

Are you looking at me?

by | Jul 21, 2010 | Atlantic Puffin, Horned Puffins, Puffins

This puffin means business. =) Two-for-one puffins in this photo with the Tufted Puffin looking at the camera and the Horned Puffin in the background. This photo was taken at the Alaska Sealife Center in Seward. Ironically, the Alaska Sealife Center was funded in part...