Antique Puffin Print from 1895

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I came across this beautiful antique puffin print on Amazon. It is from 1895. The ad reads:

  • Caption below print: ‘Common puffin’
  • Condition: Good; suitable for framing.
  • Size: 9.5 x 7.0cm, 3.75 x 2.75 inches (Small)
  • Type & Age: Year printed 1895. Antique wood engraved print
  • Verso: There are images and/or text printed on the reverse side of the picture. In some cases this may be visible on the picture itself (please check the scan prior to your purchase) or around the margin of the picture.

It is only $12.95, so I will be purchasing it right now! =) I will take more photos when I receive it!

Fantastic Puffin Pictures by Benjamin Joseph Andrew

I saw this and HAD to share them with you. They were taken by Benjamin Joseph Andrew and displayed on Flickr.
Stoic. Even without their colors, they are adorable.

Puffins in love

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Sweet love…

Puffin

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Peek-a-boo!

Puffin

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Please DO NOT use these images. They are not mine and all rights are reserved by Benjamin Joseph Andrew.

 

Sea Bird Chess Set with puffin pawns

I have recently learned to play chess and I love it! It is so much fun. So, what did I set out to find? A bird chess set and this is what I found…PUFFINS!!!!

What puffin-loving chess player couldn’t swoon at this lovely work of art? The individual pieces are well-crafted and beautiful. The King and Queen are penguins, the bishops are pelicans, the knights are seagulls, the rooks are hatchlings just breaking through their eggs and last but not least, the pawns are all adorable little puffins (one of my very favorite sea birds!).

This is going on my birthday wishlist for certain! You can get this Sea Bird Chess Set here.

Tufted Puffin population at Haystack Rock declining

Where or where have our little tufted puffins gone?

Where or where could they be?

According to the observations of volunteers for the U.S. Department of Fish and Wildlife, tufted puffins are in a rapid decline over the past 25 or so years. From 612 puffins observed in 1988 to 150 nesting in 2010 and no more than 25 at one time this year. 1

This is just bad news! I think it is time we start to help the puffins on the Oregon and Washington coasts recover like they have in Project Puffin on the east coast. Any ideas on how to do this?

 

  1. http://www.cannonbeachgazette.com/news/local_news/article_919ff0b4-d124-11e1-a065-001a4bcf887a.html [↩]

Puffin Camp

The Audubon’s Project Puffin offers a camp for adults to learn all about the adorable birds and you can be part of it. There are several ornith-camps put on by the Audubon Society. You can see them all here.

This is an example of the Hog Island Audubon Camp in Maine:

Pompous Puffin (comic)

A creative artist made a watercolor comic with a puffin… though, I think Pompous Puffin being one of the clown’s of the sea could give Silly Seal a run for his money in the silly department.

Source: http://foxysquid.deviantart.com/gallery/?q=silly+seal
Full rights reserved by Foxysquid on Deviantart

 

Photogenic Puffins

Any puffin lover can tell you how photogenic the little clowns of the sea are but apparently, this Alaska photographer has seen it translate into a career (and no doubt monetary) truth as well.

Photo: Public Domain (Not Dake Schmidt’s work–visit his website to see his work)

According to, Dake Schmidt “People love puffins”. “When it all started as an idea in my head; I thought bears would be it,” Schmidt said. “But it’s not. People go psychotic for puffins.”12 Well,  I guess people are putting their money where the colorful beak is…can’t say we blame them!

  1. www.dakeschmidtphotography.com/ [↩]
  2. http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/b49246cd29234c3884e487d8f3511fc4/AK–Kodiak-Photographer-Calendar [↩]