My dearest friends went to the Point Defiance Zoo again today and spent a lot of time with the puffins! They had so much fun. Apparently, the little puffins were very friendly today. One came right up to the barrier, so close they could have picked it up! They did not though because that would set a bad example and could harm the little bird. The puffins at the Point Defiance Zoo in Tacoma, Washington are Tufted Puffins. And they are adorable! The gave these pictures and videos to me so I can share with all of you!
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/)
Authors Note: When I was at the National Aquarium for my birthday, I shot this video of the puffin exhibit because this one puffin was hamming it up for the camera. I totally didn’t expect it …
This is an excellent short video about puffins. It has excellent footage of puffins–about 40 of them! They show the cute head nodding and grunting, billing—it is really worth the watch. It is under ten minutes so it won’t take long—go ahead watch!
I found this puffin video on Flickr. (Don’t worry, this is a valid feature of flickr to share — it gives credit to the author, I fully respect intellectual and creative property rights).
This makes me love them even more! They are sooooo adorable. I love them. I want to hug them!!! How cute! This is an excellent little video. Great sound effects. Thanks National Geographic!
INTERESTING FACT
It was onced believed that a Puffin was a fish as well as a bird. People thought it was born from rotting piece of wood floating in the sea, instead of hatching out from an egg as we know it does today.