Puffin, Horned (Fratercula Corniculata)

Originally uploaded by Alex Rptr

This is really a spectacular shot! Thanks for taking it and sharing it!

Caption reads: Taken at Kenai Fjords National Park in Alaska on Aug. 03, 2009

Morning Stretch

Originally uploaded by andrew chang

What a gorgeous photograph… nice…

Plastics Education

Originally uploaded by AmeriCorps Week

This is fantastic! I was in AmeriCorps for two years and loved helping people and my community full time. It was such a pleasure and a life changing experience.

This is what the caption reads:

AmeriCorps SAGA member from the Alaska SeaLife Center dresses up as a Horned Puffin to teach the Seward community about the negative effects that plastics have on the ocean and to hand out reusable bags to reduce the use of plastic bags

Puffling

Originally uploaded by r.cross27

Stretching her or his wings to fly… what a sweet little puffling.

The caption reads:

Puffin chick, Taken at skomer Island, pembrokeshire

love on the rocks

Originally uploaded by >*Jan*<

Awww, how sweet it is…to be loved by you…

The oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is so profoundly sad. It is causing widespread damages that we cannot even begin to access or understand accurately. It is such a shame. This oil is putting birds in harms way. It is making their natural habitats completely unlivable. It is particularly harrowing for the sea and coastal birds. The puffins are included in this group. And most people feel so helpless… what can we do?

Well, when 5th grade Olivia Bouler heard about the oil spill in the place she vacations with her family, she sat down to write a letter with an offer to help the birds…

http://www.aolartists.com/profiles/olivia-bouler/

And so began “Save the Gulf” operation between Olivia, her drawings and the Audubon Society. As of today, June 11 2010, she has helped raise over $80,000 to help rescue the birds from the oil spill still happening. You can read the news story here. Or visit her AOL artist site and enjoy her drawings here. And you can donate to help save the birds here.

http://www.aolartists.com/profiles/olivia-bouler/

It only takes a willingness to help. And one person can make a difference. Thanks Olivia… you give hope to the future! I look forward to seeing you become an Ornithologist one day. The birds are lucky to have you!

I read this wonderful article giving the history of a biologist who set out to restore the puffin population and succeeded! You should definitely read this article!

Photo Source: Jose Azel

puffin chick

Originally uploaded by >*Jan*<

What an adorable picture! Doesn’t the mama or papa look like they are ready to pounce on the photographer? Protective parent! This little puffling is loved.

Here is what the caption reads:

This rather punky looking bird is a baby puffin. They are rarely seen as they live in the burrow and then shortly before flying out to sea they can be seen flapping furiously, stretching their wings before the first testing flight off the cliff.
I was so pleased to see this

Oh! The puffin… so adorable. There are so many puffin items… here is one I thought you’d like…

Click on the image to see where you can get this little puffin!

I came across this short little video of two puffins, just hanging around and thought it was worth sharing. It was taken and shared by a man named Andrew on Flickr. He gave me permission to post his pictures on the site so I will! =)

You can watch the video here. I would post it but I cannot. It will open in a new window so you won’t technically leave this site.

Here are the photographs he took:

Photo Source: Andrew Green (http://www.flickr.com/photos/polandeze/)

Photo Source: Andrew Green (http://www.flickr.com/photos/polandeze/)

Photo Source: Andrew Green (http://www.flickr.com/photos/polandeze/)

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