Tufted Puffin
The Tufted Puffin has the long eyebrows (really they are feathers but they look like long eyebrows or a slick hairdo). It is found on the West coast of the U.S. and Canada, from California up to B.C. up to Alaska. It can also be found in the Aleutian Islands, Kamchatka, the Kuril Islands and throughout the Sea of Okhotsk.
You can tell the Tufted Puffin from other puffins not only by the long feathers on its head but also by its dark belly.
This is a beautiful bird and happens to live off the coast of my state. However, going to see them is no easy task. They are well protected. This is a good thing for them. =)
Posted: October 30th, 2008 under Alaska, Aleutian Islands, British Columbia, California, Canada, Kamchatka, Kuril Islands, Oregon, Photograph, Pictures, Puffin Lovers, Puffins, Puffling, Sea of Okhotsk, Tufted Puffin, Washington State.
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