Hatched Puffin Egg
This is a hatched puffin egg. The beauty of it is mostly in tact. A beautiful speckled puffin egg:
(Photo Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/28190483@N07/3650595298/)
Both parents take care of the puffin eggs. The male puffins build a nest for the female. Then the female lays generally 1-5 eggs. Puffin parents are very protective guarding their puffin eggs diligently until they hatch approximately 40-43 days later.
Posted: August 11th, 2010 under auk, burrow, Chicks, Eggs, Family, parenting, puffin chicks, Puffin eggs, Puffin nest.
Tags: parenting and puffins, puffin and egg, puffin eggs, puffin parents, puffins and family
