I saw an article today with the most adorable pictures of puffins kissing.

Lookie here.

On Ramsey Island, they are trying something a little quirky to lure puffins back. They have placed hundreds of puffin decoys to trick the sea clowns to the island. If they work, the puffins will find burrows and nests built just for them by these puffin researchers/conservations. If this works, it’ll be the first puffins there for over a century! =) Let’s hope they succeed. We are rooting you on for certain!

(A video about this on BBC can be see here.)

puffin, originally uploaded by duguid5.

=) The puffins are coming in again

puffin, originally uploaded by Eudaimonie.

Wonder what he is looking at?

Simon Drew, originally uploaded by Tralamander.

Drag the Magic Puffin by Cat Walden¹ or²

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2. http://www.flickr.com/people/tralamander/ [↩]

A couple puffin videos for you to enjoy…

Puffin Stuff (Cartoon)

Puffin (Video of a drawing)

Oh! The creativity of people is endless, isn’t it? I found a virtual place called, The House of Ghostly Puffin, in a make-believe fantasy world. I believe it is from the game Fable II but I am not entirely certain. Here is how the creator (Solar Dragon) described it,

The House of the Ghostly Puffin is a home in Bowerstone Market in Fable II. It is located opposite of the Vestry Manor and next to Miracle Manor, on the road leading to Fairfax Gardens. The House of the Ghostly Puffin is an okay house, it has a lived in feel, with slight damage to the wall adjacent to the stairwell. The house also has a balcony with a chest on the far right of it.

Stats

Base value: 18,000 gold
Stars:
Address: 5 Posh Street, Bowerstone
History: Locals believe this house to be haunted by the spirit of a long-dead puffin. Rather than frightening its residents with nightmares however, the puffin is said to bring extremely peaceful and restful dreams.
Bonuses: Health Bonus

You can read the original here.

I found this cute puffin pin today, cute, eh?

Puffin pin by The Artful Badger

You can see it or buy it here.

Between the Northern Isles and Aberdeen a ferry crosses back and forth. On this ferry a life-sized bronze puffin has been making this journey for years. Now, it is being donated to the Scottish Wildlife Trust and is being auctioned off on E-bay to the highest bidder. All proceeds go to help the Scottish Wildlife Trust. Here is the E-bay informational page:

This high quality, limited edition of 30, life-size (27cm/11in) bronze puffin has been on a remarkable journey over the last six months.

Created by wildlife sculptor, Eddie Hallam (www.wildlifesculptures.co.uk/), the puffin (or Amber as it’s affectionately known to reflect the puffin’s conservation status) has spent the winter onboard the Northlink Ferry, MV Hrossey. Sailing between Aberdeen & the Orkney Isles, this was intended to mirror the natural habits of it’s real-life counterparts.

Originally sculpted using a wooden armature and worked up in clay & resin, the puffin’s time at sea has produced a wonderfully unusual, mottled green finish where it’s been spattered and sprayed by the sea water.

This is a fantastic opportunity to own a unique, well travelled puffin, full of character whilst helping to protect Scotland’s wildlife for the future.

DELIVERY INFO:

Delivery will be by Royal Mail Special Delivery (1 working day). Alternatively, the winning bidder may collect it from our offices in Edinburgh or any of the following Scottish Wildlife Trust visitor centres:

• Loch of the Lowes, Dunkeld
• Montrose Basin, Montrose
• Falls of Clyde, New Lanark

For further information on our puffin’s journey, please visit www.swt.org.uk/news/ferry-captain-carries-unusual-adventurer-to-the-winter-seas/

So, what are you waiting for? Go look for more information on the puffin’s journey and/or go bid on it!

The E-bay page is here. The BBC News article is here.

In Washington State we have a master carver who carves puffins, and he teaches classes every year to teach others how to carve as well. This year (and possibly others) his class carved puffins, how cute are they?

Photograph property of Liz Holland

The whole article can be read here.