| 单词 | puffin |
| 例句 | So he was sweating—and even shaky—when we got into the room with the petrels and the puffins and everyone else. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z The feathered horns of the comical puffins drooped low, and Kapugen told her they seemed to be grieving with him. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “Look at the way Audubon has arranged the two puffins,” said Mr. Powell. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z You know, maybe the puffin in the water isn’t bobbing around like a chump just because he’s trying not to drown. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z And there were those fat puffins, looking like chumps, bumbling around like they had no idea how to get on in the world, looking dumb and stupid, and so beautiful that I wanted to...nothing. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Nations did not need to have the same kind of civilization, nor the same kind of leader, any more than the puffins and the guillemots did. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z That night at supper, Lucas said he wanted to go to the library before it closed to see the puffins. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z “You mean the two stupid puffins,” I said. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z “Here the birds are buntings and longspurs. They do not fly to the sea twice a day like the puffins and sandpipers that my father followed.” Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z And all the while Mr. Russell was playing Copland downstairs, and the stupid puffins were bobbling about in the water, sweetly and beautifully. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z “Which we’d be able to see if we compared the puffins to the gull.” Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z On top of the cliff, where the short turf was, there were myriads of puffins busy with their burrows. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “So what happened to the Arctic Tern? And to the puffins?” Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Mr. Powell walked over to the case and looked down at the puffins. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z “Then we’ll add in the lines for the two puffins and see where they intersect.” Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Like Oriol, Allen strikes a balance between admiring animals and helping them to live without human interference: “The Puffin Keeper’s Law, we call it. We leave the puffins be.” 2 Literary Novels Find the Poetry in Animal Rescue 2022-06-03T04:00:00Z From white tailed and golden eagles to colonies of puffins, gannets, fulmars and terns. Scotland's rocky road: a journey to the edge of Lewis – a photo essay 2017-06-28T04:00:00Z “At a biological level, it’s really important to preserve the puffin’s genetic diversity and geographic range of the species,” says Sewell. Could puffins go the way of the dodo? 2014-03-02T18:00:00Z A picture book for children ages 4-8 by a Seattle-area author, addressing the plights of polar bears, puffins, penguins and other creatures affected by climate change. Newly released books with local ties include 'Kiss'em Goodbye' and 'Out of Body' 2010-03-15T21:31:00Z Human activity, competition from other seabirds, and other forms of erosion have also caused puffins to abandon breeding sites along the western coast. Could puffins go the way of the dodo? 2014-03-02T18:00:00Z If everyone dances together — penguin and puffin, mammoth elephant seal and miniature krill — something good will happen. Happy Feet Two: Mr. Miller's Poppy Penguins Save Their Own Planet 2011-11-17T21:05:35Z En route our ship chugged past sharp giant boulders overrun with puffins or their close relatives, as majestic sea eagles circled overhead. Music Festival on Arctic Archipelago in Norway 2010-06-25T19:03:00Z Glaciers, a textbook of geothermal activity, waterfalls, puffins and the northern lights! My Icelandic adventure 2012-09-01T15:00:00Z Pip, an adventure-loving young puffin, and the hero of the show, explores the island with her little brother Baba. O'Dowd to star in puffin TV cartoon 2013-09-24T12:08:54Z Gannets divebomb into the sea, puffins skim the water’s surface, oystercatchers wade on the shore. On the whale trail: sealife spotting in the Outer Hebrides 2019-07-12T04:00:00Z Those deep dives put the seabirds in the way of driftnets and many puffins die this way each year. Could puffins go the way of the dodo? 2014-03-02T18:00:00Z On this side of the Pacific, the puffin’s historic range extends from Alaska down to almost Mexico, but the farther south you go, the fewer birds you’ll see. Could puffins go the way of the dodo? 2014-03-02T18:00:00Z With birds like puffins, they do a bunch of work for other birds that happen to live in the same places. Stornoway's Brian Briggs: 'We've acquired a very well-behaved crowd' 2013-06-19T14:21:02Z The smallish dogs boast extra toes and unusual flexibility that once helped them climb Norwegian cliffs to hunt puffins nesting in narrow crevices. Poodles pop in popularity, but Labs still No. 1 US dog breed 2022-03-15T04:00:00Z We developed a book and an app in the past year which really let the puffin characters develop. O'Dowd to star in puffin TV cartoon 2013-09-24T12:08:54Z This small crag of land off Washington previously went by “the Island of Sorrows” but for puffins, both names are apt. Could puffins go the way of the dodo? 2014-03-02T18:00:00Z Fish and Wildlife Service today, requesting that tufted puffins of the Lower 48 receive protections under the Endangered Species Act. Could puffins go the way of the dodo? 2014-03-02T18:00:00Z It spent centuries on the rocky cliffs and high fields of arctic Norway hunting and retrieving puffin birds, which was an important meat and feather crop to local farmers. Westminster introduces 6 new breeds to competition 2012-01-24T16:57:49Z And each time a puffin comes ashore is a time of great vulnerability. Could puffins go the way of the dodo? 2014-03-02T18:00:00Z Iceland leads the world in practically everything per capita, he continued, only partly tongue in cheek: volcanoes, rock stars, whales, puffins, sheep, glaciers, seafood restaurants, vistas of bleak magnificence, thermal pools. Reykjavik Film Festival: Economies Crash, Volcanoes Burn 2011-09-30T23:13:09Z We studied the menu and pointed to the puffin and mink whale appetizers, Icelandic delicacies. Cultured Traveler: The Lights and Nights of Reykjavik 2013-01-18T18:26:55Z Foula is home to some of Britain’s highest cliffs, a large puffin colony, no shops and around 30 people. Savoring the Shetland Islands on the small screen 2021-12-16T05:00:00Z I was on a puffin quest and planned to walk around all of Herm until I found one. Blond hedgehogs, and more alluring strangeness of the Channel Islands 2015-06-18T04:00:00Z Of course, the fact that the show is all about baby puffins also made this an even more appealing project for us. O'Dowd to star in puffin TV cartoon 2013-09-24T12:08:54Z Could puffins go the way of the dodo? Could puffins go the way of the dodo? 2014-03-02T18:00:00Z It’s hard not to love the tufted puffin. Could puffins go the way of the dodo? 2014-03-02T18:00:00Z Once the puffin soars away, Ben reveals why he didn’t respond to Allen’s letters: He can’t read. 2 Literary Novels Find the Poetry in Animal Rescue 2022-06-03T04:00:00Z The first time we visited the Farne Islands six years ago, we saw puffins and terns, enjoyed sunshine and a calm crossing. Cruising the North Sea’s wild — and sometimes vanishing — Farne Islands 2016-07-28T04:00:00Z Atlantic puffins skimmed the water’s surface, their beaks full of sand eels. Cruising the North Sea’s wild — and sometimes vanishing — Farne Islands 2016-07-28T04:00:00Z The Irish actor will narrate Puffin Rock, an animated series that follows the adventures of a family of puffins on a wild Irish island. O'Dowd to star in puffin TV cartoon 2013-09-24T12:08:54Z In just 30 years, tufted puffin populations in Washington, Oregon, and California have plummeted as much as 90 percent, thanks to habitat destruction, fishing practices, and troubles with invasive species. Could puffins go the way of the dodo? 2014-03-02T18:00:00Z The Inuit still make rattles from puffin beaks. Wings of desire: why birds captivate us 2013-07-27T07:00:07Z The four of us followed our guide past puffins and seals, bald eagles and rocky beaches, all made more dramatic by the ever-changing sky. A paddler’s sun-optional tour through Alaska’s Kenai Peninsula 2018-10-11T04:00:00Z We studied the menu and pointed to the puffin and minke whale appetizers, Icelandic delicacies. Cultured Traveler: The Lights and Nights of Reykjavik 2013-01-22T20:39:34Z Although large populations of tufted puffins appear stable in Alaska, at last count, Washington had only 3,000 breeding individuals, while Oregon and California had fewer than 300 each. Could puffins go the way of the dodo? 2014-03-02T18:00:00Z Making matters worse is that puffins mate for life and produce only one offspring each year. Could puffins go the way of the dodo? 2014-03-02T18:00:00Z I detected gannets, various gulls and terns, but sadly no puffins, those garishly beaked beauties of the North Atlantic. The wild beauty of Scotland’s Western Isles 2019-10-17T04:00:00Z The trip visits areas known for icebergs, orcas and humpback whales, glaciers and puffins, and costs $4,000 a person. 5 Hotels and 5 Tours for the Eco-Conscious Traveler 2016-04-20T04:00:00Z Boat excursions to Staffa, a nearby island, offer the geological marvel Fingal’s Cave and puffin sightings. In Scotland, a ferry-borne exploration of the Inner Hebrides 2021-11-24T05:00:00Z Allen can relate, and together they find meaning nursing an injured puffin back to health: “Nothing mattered more to us than to see him fly.” 2 Literary Novels Find the Poetry in Animal Rescue 2022-06-03T04:00:00Z Whales, icebergs loosed from Greenland and puffins are the principal tourist bait in Newfoundland. Ghost Towns, Puffins and Unspoiled Views 2014-07-23T04:00:00Z Is it moral to stop and consider the plight of an elephant or a puffin as human refugees flee their homes? 2 Literary Novels Find the Poetry in Animal Rescue 2022-06-03T04:00:00Z Unlike their tuxedo-wearing Atlantic cousins, tufted puffins wear all black, but these pelagic punks are having a rough time on our western coastline. Could puffins go the way of the dodo? 2014-03-02T18:00:00Z I was about to ask whether he had seen any puffins but quickly realized the special discovery before me: other people. Blond hedgehogs, and more alluring strangeness of the Channel Islands 2015-06-18T04:00:00Z They will go well with raw puffin and turnips. Digested read: Noma: Time and Place in Nordic Cuisine by Rene Redzepi 2010-11-22T21:00:00Z For me, her name was every bit as much of a kite mark as the sight of a puffin on a spine. So Much to Tell by Valerie Grove 2010-05-15T23:08:00Z What do puffins, ants and coral have in common? TV This Week for April 19- 25: 'Boyhood' on Showtime 2015-04-17T04:00:00Z Apparently director Rian Johnson dreamt up the creatures after observing a group of puffins in Ireland. You're Definitely Going to Fall in Love With Porgs, the New 'Star Wars' Creatures 2017-08-09T04:00:00Z Here a colony of colorful Atlantic puffins roosted in the ledges, coming and going in acrobatic foraging trips to sea. Ghost Towns, Puffins and Unspoiled Views 2014-07-23T04:00:00Z Store windows were festooned with Arctic chic collections, taxidermied polar bears and the occasional flock of puffin dolls. Cultured Traveler: The Lights and Nights of Reykjavik 2013-01-18T18:26:55Z “If you go to Skellig at the right time of year, it’s just covered in puffins, and they’re the most adorable things in the world,” he told EW. You're Definitely Going to Fall in Love With Porgs, the New 'Star Wars' Creatures 2017-08-09T04:00:00Z White-winged guillemots and snaky-necked cormorants voguing on the shore, puffins skimming the water with their clown beaks — it was hard to imagine just a couple of centuries back all this biomass wasn’t here. Kayak, bushwhack and get to know scat on an adventure cruise to Alaska 2018-04-26T04:00:00Z The puffins left Skellig Michael at the end of July, and last summer when the Star Wars crew were here there were no complaints from any locals. This is not the island you're looking for, Irish wildlife groups tell Star Wars 2015-09-10T04:00:00Z I did a poster with some little puffins on a train stopped at a station. Helen Nicoll 2012-10-09T16:06:19Z That evening we scanned the cliffs for puffins, Arctic skua, white-tailed eagles and sea eagles that nest and breed in the area. To the lighthouse – one of the UK’s toughest bike rides 2020-06-17T04:00:00Z Eventually he marries and has children, and he and his family join Ben as caretakers of newly thriving flocks of puffins. 2 Literary Novels Find the Poetry in Animal Rescue 2022-06-03T04:00:00Z I’m dreaming of his stew of shaved reindeer meat and the puffin stuffed with cake. Cooking: ‘Asian-American,’ ‘Women Chefs of New York’ and More 2015-12-02T05:00:00Z There, puffins jutted their bright orange beaks above the grassy edge. Iceland’s new driving route explores the remote north 2021-07-29T04:00:00Z Orange-beaked puffins dive below the surface as our boat eases into cathedral-like caves, home to hundreds of shags and other seabirds. Scotland’s northeastern scenery circuit — 500 miles of sheep, history and whisky 2017-10-19T04:00:00Z Even when the food isn’t fabulous — he’s not a fan of Icelandic puffin — it makes a good story. Review | Stanley Tucci opens his recipe book and his heart in his tender memoir ‘Taste’ 2021-10-08T04:00:00Z Humpback whales, orcas, sea lions, seals, otters, puffins, and more thrive here, and as we navigated the ocean from Fox Island to Aialik Bay, the wildlife viewings were abundant. A paddler’s sun-optional tour through Alaska’s Kenai Peninsula 2018-10-11T04:00:00Z The Northumberland islands - home to puffins, guillemots, razorbills and Arctic, sandwich and common terns - will stay shut for the season. Farne Islands: Plea for action after 3,500 seabirds die of bird flu 2023-09-11T04:00:00Z Other sea birds such as puffins were at serious risk with rising sea temperatures driving the fish they feed on deeper or further north, Mr Stewart said. Birdwatchers flock for Redcar rare brown booby's visit 2023-09-08T04:00:00Z Speaking in July, a Bradford Council spokesperson said the puffin crossing would be fitted in the coming months. Bradford: Boy, 8, hit by car on notorious zebra crossing 2023-09-07T04:00:00Z Atlantic puffins — clownish seabirds with colorful bills and waddling gaits — had their second consecutive rebound year for fledging chicks after suffering a catastrophic 2021, said scientists who monitor the birds. Maine’s puffin colonies recovering in the face of climate change 2023-08-29T04:00:00Z It is a Site of Special Scientific Interest for its unique landscape, which provides nesting sites for guillemots, razorbills and puffins. Treshnish Isles given protection of National Trust for Scotland 2023-07-10T04:00:00Z As well as puffins, there are razorbills, kittiwakes, Manx shearwaters, guillemots and fulmars. Puffins: Rats and ferrets targeted to protect Rathlin Island seabirds 2023-07-05T04:00:00Z Its plot sees Oona work to save the wild Irish island on which the puffins live, and work to save a precious little egg. Puffin Rock is a 'once in a lifetime opportunity' for Beth McCafferty 2023-06-24T04:00:00Z The writer Sam Howe Verhovek went to see them off — along with about half a million Atlantic puffins and one of the greatest concentrations of migrating humpback whales found anywhere. Your Tuesday Briefing 2023-06-06T04:00:00Z One fish, though — the sand lance — has remained in abundance this year, allowing puffins to thrive, said Don Lyons, director of conservation science at National Audubon Society’s Seabird Institute in Bremen, Maine. Maine’s puffin colonies recovering in the face of climate change 2023-08-29T04:00:00Z A photographer has captured the moment a peregrine falcon flew off with a puffin in its talons at a nature reserve. Peregrine falcon snatches puffin at Bempton Cliffs 2023-05-19T04:00:00Z He said without some control mechanism to control the predators, there could be a day when hardly any puffins will be left on Rathlin. Puffins: Rats and ferrets targeted to protect Rathlin Island seabirds 2023-07-05T04:00:00Z Most of the time his only company are seals, basking sharks and seabirds such as puffins and razorbills. Looking after tiny islands 'best job in the world' 2023-04-23T04:00:00Z Recently Depp voiced a cartoon puffin in the animated TV series “Puffins” and two spin-off projects. Could Johnny Depp return to Hollywood after the Amber Heard trial? It seems he Cannes 2023-04-05T04:00:00Z The encouraging news comes as the Audubon Society is celebrating its 50th anniversary of tending to Maine’s puffin colonies, which it restored from just a few dozen pairs. Maine’s puffin colonies recovering in the face of climate change 2023-08-29T04:00:00Z He said although the peregrine appeared to be planning to eat the puffin, he believed the smaller bird had escaped. Peregrine falcon snatches puffin at Bempton Cliffs 2023-05-19T04:00:00Z Think of Rathlin Island and you most likely think of puffins. Puffins: Rats and ferrets targeted to protect Rathlin Island seabirds 2023-07-05T04:00:00Z Depp also voiced an animated puffin in last month’s “Johnny Puff: Secret Mission.” New Johnny Depp movie will open Cannes Film Festival 2023-04-05T04:00:00Z The Gulf of Maine is also a key area for marine mammals such as the North Atlantic right whale, which numbers only about 340, and sea birds such as Atlantic puffins. Waters off New England had 2nd warmest year on record in ’22 2023-02-15T05:00:00Z The puffins — also known as “clowns of the sea” or “sea parrots” — nest in burrows and feed their chicks small fish such as herring. Maine’s puffin colonies recovering in the face of climate change 2023-08-29T04:00:00Z Bempton Cliffs is a site of special scientific interest where half a million seabirds, including puffins, gannets, kittiwakes and guillemots, breed each year. Peregrine falcon snatches puffin at Bempton Cliffs 2023-05-19T04:00:00Z That leaves seabirds like puffins with a dwindling food supply and forces commercial fisheries to switch to new types of catch. How Climate Change Is Spreading Malaria in Africa 2023-02-14T05:00:00Z Despite their prodigious size, Kumimanu and Petradyptes possessed primitive flippers reminiscent of modern seabirds like auks and puffins that fly and dive. The Biggest Penguin That Ever Existed Was a ‘Monster Bird’ 2023-02-08T05:00:00Z The subjects include a bald eagle in flight, multiple breeds of puffins, and a wall of hummingbirds and other tiny birds, many with shimmering green plumage. Review | In the galleries: Colorful shapes, dazzling drama 2023-01-13T05:00:00Z The Gulf of Maine, which has puffin colonies on its islands, is warming faster than most of the world’s oceans, and some recent years have been especially warm. Maine’s puffin colonies recovering in the face of climate change 2023-08-29T04:00:00Z West Coast, puffins off the Maine coast, penguins in South Africa, endangered roseate terns off New England, and brown pelicans on vanishing islands off southeastern Louisiana. Climate reshapes life for tenacious gannets on Quebec isle 2022-11-12T05:00:00Z Thousands of sea birds — gannets, puffins and murres — died along the Avalon Peninsula in Canada’s Newfoundland province. Bird flu spreads to Southern California, infecting chickens, wild birds and other animals 2022-10-03T04:00:00Z It's a dramatic location, with its soaring jagged cliffs and abundant birdlife, particularly puffins. Skellig Michael: 'I like the solitude and peace of the island' 2022-08-13T04:00:00Z Settlement on the island itself is not allowed, its only inhabitants being puffins, guillemots and an assortment of other seabirds - and until recently a solitary rat. The mysteries that gave birth to the world’s newest micronation 2022-08-06T04:00:00Z About two-thirds of the puffins fledged chicks last year, Lyons said. Maine’s puffin colonies recovering in the face of climate change 2023-08-29T04:00:00Z As our boat approached, grey seals bobbed out of the water, shags were perched on the rocks around the small harbour and puffins struck out into the steely waters. Global pandemic fears on islands hit by bird flu 2022-08-02T04:00:00Z The Farnes are an internationally important habitat for 23 species including puffins, Arctic terns, guillemots, razorbills, sandwich terns and common terns. Farne Islands: Bird flu death toll passes more than 3,000 2022-07-25T04:00:00Z One of his favourite shots from recent months is of a puffin in silhouette against a golden sky. Wildlife photography: Magic of Skomer's puffins captured 2022-07-22T04:00:00Z Until the end of August for breeding puffins, Arctic skuas and Arctic terns: Bird flu: People to avoid 23 small Scottish islands 2022-07-21T04:00:00Z The puffins’ ability to reproduce despite environmental changes speaks to the resiliency of seabirds, said Bill Sydeman, president and chief scientist of the Farallon Institute, a marine preservation organization based in California. Maine’s puffin colonies recovering in the face of climate change 2023-08-29T04:00:00Z On the path from the harbour, we find the body of a puffling, a young puffin, which didn't even make it into the water. Global pandemic fears on islands hit by bird flu 2022-08-02T04:00:00Z She began taking photos of Welsh landscapes and wildlife, such as Skomer's puffins, and released a photography book about dippers on the River Ogmore. Bear photography takes great-grandmother round the world 2022-07-16T04:00:00Z The largest breeding populations of Atlantic puffins are found in Iceland and Norway and the British Isles hold about 10% of the world's puffins. Wildlife photography: Magic of Skomer's puffins captured 2022-07-22T04:00:00Z Through its animal habitat exhibits and presentations, Seattle Aquarium teaches visitors about creatures from tufted puffins to plankton. Where to find family fun this summer based on your COVID comfort level 2022-07-12T04:00:00Z Maine’s puffins are the only breeding Atlantic puffins in the U.S. Maine’s puffin colonies recovering in the face of climate change 2023-08-29T04:00:00Z Great black-backed gull, Arctic tern, common guillemot and puffin have also tested positive. Isle of May and Noss reserves to shut amid bird flu cases 2022-06-27T04:00:00Z At the Point Defiance Zoo in Tacoma, the “most highly susceptible birds” including a peacock, penguins, puffins and murres were moved to off-exhibit areas. WA zoos remove birds from public exhibits to reduce risk of avian flu 2022-05-23T04:00:00Z Atlantic puffins are on the International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List of Threatened Species for birds, meaning they are at risk of extinction. Wildlife photography: Magic of Skomer's puffins captured 2022-07-22T04:00:00Z Bird lovers can now get a glimpse of a pair of puffins' underground home life in real time. Coquet Island puffin-cams reveal birds' burrow lives 2022-05-08T04:00:00Z Other countries with large puffin populations, such as Iceland, have seen the birds decline in number in recent decades. Maine’s puffin colonies recovering in the face of climate change 2023-08-29T04:00:00Z Fish and Wildlife experts brought gulls under control, Kress and colleagues raised puffin chicks in makeshift burrows until they hopped into the ocean. We saved the puffins. Now a warming planet is unraveling that work 2022-01-07T05:00:00Z Hundreds of threatened species have benefited worldwide from invasive mammal removal, Kurle said, including six birds common on the Farallon Islands — among them the storm petrel, the tufted puffin and the Brandt’s cormorant. Column: Watch out, Farallon mice. Coastal Commission approves poison air drop 2021-12-17T05:00:00Z More than 38,000 Atlantic puffins began to arrive on the 720-acre island in late March and will leave towards the end of July. Wildlife photography: Magic of Skomer's puffins captured 2022-07-22T04:00:00Z The UK holds about 10% of the world's puffins, but numbers are declining, and they are now on the Red List of UK Birds of Conservation Concern. Coquet Island puffin-cams reveal birds' burrow lives 2022-05-08T04:00:00Z The Maine puffin population once dwindled to only about 70 pairs on tiny Matinicus Rock. Maine’s puffin colonies recovering in the face of climate change 2023-08-29T04:00:00Z He used decoys and mirrors to create the illusion that the rock was prime puffin real estate. We saved the puffins. Now a warming planet is unraveling that work 2022-01-07T05:00:00Z They are also examining large die-offs — or “wrecks,” as avian biologists call them — in dozens of seabird species including horned puffins, black-legged kittiwakes and shearwaters. Unprecedented die-offs, melting ice: Climate change is wreaking havoc in the Arctic and beyond 2021-12-17T05:00:00Z Several of his photos capture gulls trying to steal fish from the puffins when in mid-flight: "You have to be even quicker for those because it's a blink of an eye and you'll miss it." Wildlife photography: Magic of Skomer's puffins captured 2022-07-22T04:00:00Z Dozens of dead and barely alive puffins are being washing up on Orkney's coastline. Dozens of dead and ill puffins wash up in Orkney 2021-12-15T05:00:00Z Stephen Kress, an Audubon ornithologist, sought to grow puffin colonies starting in the 1970s by relocating chicks from Canada to Eastern Egg Rock, another tiny island. Maine’s puffin colonies recovering in the face of climate change 2023-08-29T04:00:00Z Project Puffin spread to other islands, resulting today in 1,300 breeding pairs of puffins across islands in the Gulf of Maine. We saved the puffins. Now a warming planet is unraveling that work 2022-01-07T05:00:00Z Climate-related losses have hit albatrosses off the Hawaiian islands, northern gannets near the British Isles and puffins off the Maine coast. Heat, no food, deadly weather: Climate change kills seabirds 2021-12-01T05:00:00Z The timing of the breeding in puffin colonies is highly synchronised, so the departure of all adults takes place within a few days. Wildlife photography: Magic of Skomer's puffins captured 2022-07-22T04:00:00Z Surviving puffins are being treated by vets, while the deaths have been reported to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. Dozens of dead and ill puffins wash up in Orkney 2021-12-15T05:00:00Z On a recent trip to Eastern Egg Rock, located off St. George, dozens of puffins delighted tour boats as they took off in flight and dove into the water in pursuit of fish. Maine’s puffin colonies recovering in the face of climate change 2023-08-29T04:00:00Z The project has also revived tern populations and cousins of the puffin — common murres and razorbills. We saved the puffins. Now a warming planet is unraveling that work 2022-01-07T05:00:00Z Maine’s iconic seabird, the Atlantic puffin, s uffered one of their worst years for reproduction in decades this summer due to a decline in the availability of the small fish they eat. Heat, no food, deadly weather: Climate change kills seabirds 2021-12-01T05:00:00Z Seventeen of the 21 species studied, including Atlantic puffins, Arctic terns and Bermuda petrels, face declining populations. Newfound Ocean Hotspot Draws Millions of Migrating Birds Each Year 2021-11-19T05:00:00Z Earlier this year a large number of seabirds, including puffins, guillemots and razorbills were found dead or starving along the eastern coast of the UK. Dozens of dead and ill puffins wash up in Orkney 2021-12-15T05:00:00Z The puffin colonies have suffered only one or two less productive years in the four decades since their populations were restored in Maine, Lyons said. Nothing funny about bad year for Maine’s clownish puffins 2021-10-15T04:00:00Z Heatwaves that delivered record temperatures to Maine cities resulted in puffins finding fewer fish and desperate terns bringing only moths, butterflies, and flying ants. We saved the puffins. Now a warming planet is unraveling that work 2022-01-07T05:00:00Z The Gulf of Maine, where puffins nest on tiny islands, is warming faster than most of the world’s oceans, and that has cut into forage fish populations, scientists say. Heat, no food, deadly weather: Climate change kills seabirds 2021-12-01T05:00:00Z "We saw seals swimming in the sea and puffins. You wouldn't see that in Thatcham." Zoomtown-on-Sea? The lure of a new life on the coast 2021-07-21T04:00:00Z Some of the puffins have been taken to Flett and Carmichael vets to be cared for, and are being given rehydration fluids. Dozens of dead and ill puffins wash up in Orkney 2021-12-15T05:00:00Z “There were fewer fish for puffins to catch, and the ones they were able to were not ideal for chicks,” Lyons said. Nothing funny about bad year for Maine’s clownish puffins 2021-10-15T04:00:00Z So many puffins grew so slowly that researchers nicknamed them "micro-puffins." We saved the puffins. Now a warming planet is unraveling that work 2022-01-07T05:00:00Z Poor reproduction, which has persisted for several years among the puffins, is a “severe warning” about the future of the seabirds, Lyons said. Heat, no food, deadly weather: Climate change kills seabirds 2021-12-01T05:00:00Z Does an especially photogenic puffin seem perturbed by them? Lobsters’ feelings loom large as British Parliament debates animal welfare bill 2021-07-04T04:00:00Z He said they have had earlier reports of dead puffins being washed ashore in the southern part of the North Sea and north east coast of Scotland, but more recently in Orkney area. Dozens of dead and ill puffins wash up in Orkney 2021-12-15T05:00:00Z The islands where puffins nest are located in the Gulf of Maine, a body of water that is warming faster than the vast majority of the world’s oceans. Nothing funny about bad year for Maine’s clownish puffins 2021-10-15T04:00:00Z They relish the challenge of contorting their bodies into pretzels to "grub" under the boulders to find puffins to measure and band. We saved the puffins. Now a warming planet is unraveling that work 2022-01-07T05:00:00Z The puffin crossing, incorporating the Pride Progress Flag, was installed on Wine street in Bristol on 30 June. Bristol rainbow crossing graffiti 'saddens' Pride campaigner 2021-07-04T04:00:00Z Other birds impacted by drones flying too close to the Oregon islands include the common murre, pigeon guillemot, tufted puffin and two types of cormorants. New rules in works to stop drones from harassing birds 2021-07-02T04:00:00Z There have also been reports of some puffins being washed ashore in Shetland in recent days. Dozens of dead and ill puffins wash up in Orkney 2021-12-15T05:00:00Z Researchers have not seen much mortality of adult puffins, but the population will suffer if the birds continue to have difficulty raising chicks, Lyons said. Nothing funny about bad year for Maine’s clownish puffins 2021-10-15T04:00:00Z Much bigger than Eastern Egg Rock, Kress replicated his puffin project to restore the bird after a century's absence. We saved the puffins. Now a warming planet is unraveling that work 2022-01-07T05:00:00Z Now there is evidence of the puffins forming a colony on the Calf after they were spotted carrying nesting material. Isle of Man puffins: Birds return to island after three decades 2021-06-08T04:00:00Z The modest-sized, nimble dogs might be little-known in the U.S. but have intriguing distinctions, including six-toed feet, unusual flexibility, climbing acumen and a history of hunting puffins. Look out, Labs: French bulldogs now 2nd most popular US dog 2021-03-16T04:00:00Z “Guess why? They’ve learned to hang out with people, or at least be comfortable around people. You’re not going to get a puffin landing on your picnic table and eating French fries.” We humans have dumped on the poor pigeon for too long; it’s high time to admire this fascinating, fast, quirky bird 2021-03-14T05:00:00Z The puffins are Atlantic puffins that also live in Canada and the other side of the ocean. Nothing funny about bad year for Maine’s clownish puffins 2021-10-15T04:00:00Z Today there are more than 500 breeding pairs of puffins. We saved the puffins. Now a warming planet is unraveling that work 2022-01-07T05:00:00Z Atlantic puffins, known for their colorful beaks and waddling walks, were once nearly gone from Maine, the only U.S. state where they nest. Puffin stuff: Herring rules could boost funny-looking bird 2021-01-23T05:00:00Z One million is not just a number — it contains countless living creatures: individual frogs, bats, turtles, tigers, bees, eels, puffins, owls. The Last Two Northern White Rhinos On Earth 2021-01-06T05:00:00Z This shift from swimming to diving evolved at least 10 times in birds over the past 100 million years, giving the world puffins and penguins. Watch this ‘nonswimming’ bird swim like a champ, giving clues to evolution of penguins 2021-01-05T05:00:00Z The agency said tufted puffins in the U.S. nest along the West Coast and Alaska, and in British Columbia, Russia and Japan. Agency declines special protection request for tufted puffin 2020-12-02T05:00:00Z On this island, it was the absence of other birds, not puffins, that drew notice. We saved the puffins. Now a warming planet is unraveling that work 2022-01-07T05:00:00Z “Herring are certainly a key food source for puffins. The kind of fish they do best on, that they best raise chicks feeding,” Lyons said. Puffin stuff: Herring rules could boost funny-looking bird 2021-01-23T05:00:00Z Scorpions, lichens and puffin beaks all pop under UV light. Platypuses Glow Under Blacklight. We Have No Idea Why. 2020-11-13T05:00:00Z The starling’s stroke is remarkably similar to that of puffins, murres, and other avian divers. Watch this ‘nonswimming’ bird swim like a champ, giving clues to evolution of penguins 2021-01-05T05:00:00Z Brad Sewell, senior director of the Natural Resource Defense Council’s oceans program, in a statement Wednesday called puffins “iconic species.” Agency declines special protection request for tufted puffin 2020-12-02T05:00:00Z On Matinicus Rock, which grew from that final pair of puffins in 1901 to more than 500 pairs today, researchers observed some of the lowest number of chicks per nest for terns and razorbills. We saved the puffins. Now a warming planet is unraveling that work 2022-01-07T05:00:00Z That’s good news for puffins, because small fish close to shore are vitally important for puffin parents to be able to feed chicks, Lyons said. Puffin stuff: Herring rules could boost funny-looking bird 2021-01-23T05:00:00Z National Aquarium: Sharks, puffins and golden lion tamarins continue to delight generations of visitors at the National Aquarium in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor. Museums, gardens and zoos are reopening across the region. Here’s what you can visit now. 2020-06-26T04:00:00Z Also, like puffins, the starlings used their feet to change direction, so they share another trait with diving birds. Watch this ‘nonswimming’ bird swim like a champ, giving clues to evolution of penguins 2021-01-05T05:00:00Z St. Paul is a microcosm of the upheaval the region is enduring, with heavy coastal erosion and mass die-offs of puffins and other seabirds. As the Arctic thaws, Indigenous Alaskans demand a voice in climate change research 2020-09-09T04:00:00Z During particularly warm periods, puffins were bringing in butterfish, a species usually more common in mid-Atlantic waters. We saved the puffins. Now a warming planet is unraveling that work 2022-01-07T05:00:00Z The Shiants’ puffin population was one of the largest in Britain, and it was not endangered by the rats. Should we cull one species to save another? 2020-06-28T04:00:00Z The Zoo Central Park Zoo welcomes the facility’s first Atlantic puffin chick. What's on TV Saturday plus Sunday talk shows: 'Ad Astra' 2020-06-05T04:00:00Z Their tools included decoys and mirrors that fooled the first puffins into thinking they were part of an existing colony. Florida grasshopper sparrow will probably go extinct. A conservation effort may be the last hope. 2020-05-01T04:00:00Z And while they have extremely limited internet connection and phone signal, the wardens feel fortunate to share the landscape with wildlife, such as puffins, seals and dolphins. Self-isolating among the puffins 2020-04-03T04:00:00Z "It was hard to come in and eat dinner after a day of watching puffin after puffin coming in with butterfish for a chick," research assistant Alyssa Eby said. We saved the puffins. Now a warming planet is unraveling that work 2022-01-07T05:00:00Z Whales meander the coastal waters, and giant puffins flap from craggy cliffs. The Arctic honeymoon that led to an unexpected reunion 2020-03-01T05:00:00Z The puffins are trying to feed their young butterfish instead, but they are unable to swallow them. The five: changes in animal behaviour due to global heating 2020-01-19T05:00:00Z Other animals also died off, including sea lions, tufted puffins and baleen whales. Huge ‘hot blob’ in Pacific Ocean killed nearly a million seabirds 2020-01-16T05:00:00Z Scientists observed two Atlantic puffins using sticks to scratch themselves—the first known instance of seabirds using tools. Atlantic Puffins Spotted Using Tools 2020-01-07T05:00:00Z Fish and Wildlife, only 12 tern chicks survived out of 150 monitored eggs and only 9 puffin chicks fledged out of 87 observed burrows. We saved the puffins. Now a warming planet is unraveling that work 2022-01-07T05:00:00Z Fayet, a puffin expert who studies how the birds migrate and feed, wrote about the crafty bird in her notebook. Rare video shows a puffin using a tool to scratch an itch 2019-12-30T05:00:00Z According to a recent study published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Scientists of the United States of America, seabirds, specifically puffins, are tool-wielders too. Puffins have learned to use tools, and I for one welcome our new avian overlords 2020-01-06T05:00:00Z The island, off Pembrokeshire, is home to about half of the world's population of Manx shearwaters and one of the largest puffin colonies in the UK. 'Fit and hardy' staff sought for remote island 2019-12-31T05:00:00Z The remote collection of 18 small islands, which sit between Iceland and Norway, is known for a robust puffin population and periodic whale hunts. At the Edge of the World, a New Battleground for the U.S. and China 2019-12-20T05:00:00Z Back on the "mother" island of Eastern Egg Rock, researchers witnessed the biggest percentage drop in puffins in the project's history, from 188 pairs in 2019 to 140 this summer. We saved the puffins. Now a warming planet is unraveling that work 2022-01-07T05:00:00Z She planted camera traps on the island and recorded “loads and loads of puffin behavior.” Rare video shows a puffin using a tool to scratch an itch 2019-12-30T05:00:00Z During their observations, researchers found puffins were using sticks to scratch themselves. Puffins have learned to use tools, and I for one welcome our new avian overlords 2020-01-06T05:00:00Z The Atlantic puffin is a well-known visitor to British shores. Photo essay – how the climate and nature crisis is changing the UK 2019-11-28T05:00:00Z But most seabird populations, including kittiwakes, puffins and herring gulls, remain at risk. A 'mixed picture' for the state of NI's seas 2019-10-24T04:00:00Z It is so normal that Maine's puffins and terns have overnight become some of the most important "climate canaries" in the animal world. We saved the puffins. Now a warming planet is unraveling that work 2022-01-07T05:00:00Z The "magical history tour" that is Northumberland's coast was first with its "dramatic castles", offshore islands featuring puffins and seals and the "spectacular" Holy Island. Five reasons why Lonely Planet loves England 2019-10-22T04:00:00Z While many seabirds, like tufted puffins, are struggling to survive in a changing environment, most gulls seem to be doing OK — though some Washington colonies have declined precipitously in recent years. Gulls are the feathered fabric of our very landscape — and they are a lot like us 2019-10-20T04:00:00Z As with many other species affected by the climate crisis, puffins are already subject to other threats, which a changing climate only worsens. Photo essay – how the climate and nature crisis is changing the UK 2019-11-28T05:00:00Z Officials said puffins get named at the aquarium “according to their lineage,” and using a theme in the puffin families helps the staff easily recognize “how the puffins are related.” Ravioli, the puffin, got a sibling named Macaroni 2019-10-04T04:00:00Z In 2015, the International Union for Conservation of Nature upped the threat level for Atlantic puffins to "Vulnerable" globally and "Endangered" in Europe. We saved the puffins. Now a warming planet is unraveling that work 2022-01-07T05:00:00Z They fill restaurants serving fish stew, grilled whale and smoked puffin. Iceland’s Purple Planes Are Grounded, and With Them, Its Economy 2019-08-25T04:00:00Z Springer co-wrote a 2014 paper published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences that noted reproduction of tufted puffins and kittiwakes nosedives in years of pink salmon abundance. Scientists warn of too many pink salmon in North Pacific 2019-08-11T04:00:00Z The birds can suffer when waters warm and squid and butterfish, which aren’t good puffin food, dominate local waters, Major said. Puffins fill up nesting islands this year despite challenges 2019-08-05T04:00:00Z The burrow is similar to the deep burrows that puffins use in the wild. Ravioli, the puffin, got a sibling named Macaroni 2019-10-04T04:00:00Z Herring, once a prime prey for puffins in Maine, have been overfished. We saved the puffins. Now a warming planet is unraveling that work 2022-01-07T05:00:00Z Atlantic puffins are listed as vulnerable by the International Union for Conservation of Nature, and they number about 1,300 pairs in Maine. Puffins fill up nesting islands this year despite challenges 2019-08-05T04:00:00Z Unlike puffins and penguins, which use wing movements in foraging and feeding, they do not steam to acquire food. Genomic mechanisms for the evolution of flightlessness in steamer ducks 2019-07-30T04:00:00Z Atlantic puffins, with their colorful beaks and waddling walks, are one of New England’s best recognized seabirds. Puffins fill up nesting islands this year despite challenges 2019-08-05T04:00:00Z Debra Dial, assistant curator of the Australia and Rain Forest exhibits at the National Aquarium, said the puffins also wear colored bands on their ankles that help staff identify and “recognize each bird.” Ravioli, the puffin, got a sibling named Macaroni 2019-10-04T04:00:00Z But when warm waters drive off even those fish, the sight of a puffin with a shimmering large butterfish can send gulls into a frenzy of thievery. We saved the puffins. Now a warming planet is unraveling that work 2022-01-07T05:00:00Z The birds can suffer when waters warm and squid and butterfish, which aren’t good puffin food, dominate local waters, Major said. Puffins fill up nesting islands this year despite challenges 2019-08-05T04:00:00Z It's internationally recognised for seabirds - the puffins of course, but also razorbills, guillemots and kittiwakes too, as well as migrating birds like arctic terns which pitch up in the summer. Is this still the best place to be a puffin? 2019-07-27T04:00:00Z A lot of puffins also laid eggs slightly early this year, which suggests the parents are in good condition, Kress said. Puffins fill up nesting islands this year despite challenges 2019-08-05T04:00:00Z In the wild, puffins are found in the Northern Hemisphere, while penguins are in the Southern Hemisphere. Ravioli, the puffin, got a sibling named Macaroni 2019-10-04T04:00:00Z On Eastern Egg Rock I watched helplessly from the blinds as laughing gulls pounced on puffins bringing in fish for a chick. We saved the puffins. Now a warming planet is unraveling that work 2022-01-07T05:00:00Z Environmental groups have made the case recently that Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument, which former President Obama designated in 2016, is important to the survival of the puffins. Puffins fill up nesting islands this year despite challenges 2019-08-05T04:00:00Z The leading theory is that particularly bad weather over several winters, when life is already hard for the puffins, made it so difficult for them to catch food that thousands simply starved. Is this still the best place to be a puffin? 2019-07-27T04:00:00Z “We’re very much in a system of a roller coaster as far as the puffins go.” Puffins fill up nesting islands this year despite challenges 2019-08-05T04:00:00Z Baby puffins are born with thick coats to keep them warm and usually weigh less than a pound when they hatch. Ravioli, the puffin, got a sibling named Macaroni 2019-10-04T04:00:00Z Unmanaged climate change creates Las Vegas odds of finding the right fish, with puffins and terns losing a fortune of chicks. We saved the puffins. Now a warming planet is unraveling that work 2022-01-07T05:00:00Z Atlantic puffins, with their colorful beaks and waddling walks, are one of New England’s best recognized seabirds. Puffins fill up nesting islands this year despite challenges 2019-08-05T04:00:00Z With 40,000 puffins on May, parts of the island are completely honeycombed below the surface, a subterranean network that is the birds' private domain. Is this still the best place to be a puffin? 2019-07-27T04:00:00Z Atlantic puffins are listed as vulnerable by the International Union for Conservation of Nature, and they number about 1,300 pairs in Maine. Puffins fill up nesting islands this year despite challenges 2019-08-05T04:00:00Z He was taken to court after he minted puffin coins, for the birds that nest in Jenny’s Cove, a jagged cliff face on the western coast of Lundy. Special Report: A Cloudspotters' Guide to Climate Change 2019-07-25T04:00:00Z One of the most painful sights of being in the blinds is seeing unlucky puffin parents bringing only the dreaded butterfish to the burrows. We saved the puffins. Now a warming planet is unraveling that work 2022-01-07T05:00:00Z “We’re very much in a system of a roller coaster as far as the puffins go.” Puffins fill up nesting islands this year despite challenges 2019-08-05T04:00:00Z The food the puffins eat - sandeels, narrow silvery fish that grow to several centimetres long - are one of the main concerns for the researchers here. Is this still the best place to be a puffin? 2019-07-27T04:00:00Z The largest puffin colony in the Gulf of Maine is on Machias Seal Island, a disputed island on the U.S.-Canada water border that is home to 5,000 to 6,000 pairs. Puffins fill up nesting islands this year despite challenges 2019-08-05T04:00:00Z Climate change played a role in the deaths of thousands of puffins in Alaska, scientists said in May. Alaska sees record temperatures in heatwave 2019-07-05T04:00:00Z The number of breeding puffin pairs on Eastern Egg Rock still hit its all-time high just three summers ago. We saved the puffins. Now a warming planet is unraveling that work 2022-01-07T05:00:00Z The largest puffin colony in the Gulf of Maine is on Machias Seal Island, a disputed island on the U.S.-Canada water border that is home to 5,000 to 6,000 pairs. Puffins fill up nesting islands this year despite challenges 2019-08-05T04:00:00Z The bigger and better the fish, the more energy the puffins and their chicks derive, so the overall health of the population is directly linked to the food supply. Is this still the best place to be a puffin? 2019-07-27T04:00:00Z “There were lots of puffins around this year,” she said. Puffins fill up nesting islands this year despite challenges 2019-08-05T04:00:00Z But the nearly 5,000-square-mile area is especially important to Maine’s vulnerable Atlantic puffins, said Karen Hyun, vice president of coasts for Audubon. Audubon intervenes to protect ocean monument for puffins 2019-06-15T04:00:00Z He said he remains "hopeful" for the future of puffins if they "can put a face on climate change that makes people care." We saved the puffins. Now a warming planet is unraveling that work 2022-01-07T05:00:00Z A lot of puffins also laid eggs slightly early this year, which suggests the parents are in good condition, Kress said. Puffins fill up nesting islands this year despite challenges 2019-08-05T04:00:00Z They then wait for an errant puffin to fly into the net. Is this still the best place to be a puffin? 2019-07-27T04:00:00Z Environmental groups have made the case recently that Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument, which former President Obama designated in 2016, is important to the survival of the puffins. Puffins fill up nesting islands this year despite challenges 2019-08-05T04:00:00Z The health of the puffin population is a tourism boost for Maine, Hyun added. Audubon intervenes to protect ocean monument for puffins 2019-06-15T04:00:00Z As I once heard Kress narrate on a tour boat, "Every puffin out here is a miracle." We saved the puffins. Now a warming planet is unraveling that work 2022-01-07T05:00:00Z “There were lots of puffins around this year,” she said. Puffins fill up nesting islands this year despite challenges 2019-08-05T04:00:00Z Before the puffin is released, scientists collect the fish it was carrying back to the burrow, for inspection later. Is this still the best place to be a puffin? 2019-07-27T04:00:00Z More remarkably, most of the birds were tufted puffins, a species that rarely washes up dead on the island at all. Mass Puffin Die-Off May Be Linked to Climate Change 2019-05-30T04:00:00Z For months beginning in October 2016, carcasses of tufted puffins turned up one after another on the shores of St. Paul Island, a tiny Alaskan outpost in the southern Bering Sea. Thousands of seabirds starved to death in the Bering Sea — and scientists see evidence of climate change 2019-05-29T04:00:00Z For several years Eastern Egg Rock was home to one of the oldest puffins in the world, a 35-year-old bird that disappeared in 2013. We saved the puffins. Now a warming planet is unraveling that work 2022-01-07T05:00:00Z Climate change played a role in the deaths of thousands of puffins in Alaska, according to a study. Climate change link to puffin deaths 2019-05-29T04:00:00Z "It was probably the best place in Britain to be a puffin in those days," says Prof Mike Harris matter-of-factly, sitting outside what was once a lighthouse keeper's cottage on the Isle of May. Is this still the best place to be a puffin? 2019-07-27T04:00:00Z Those are important food sources for puffins and other seabirds. Mass Puffin Die-Off May Be Linked to Climate Change 2019-05-30T04:00:00Z But the arrival of hundreds of emaciated puffin carcasses, as well as of a second species known as the Crested auklet, alarmed and astonished local residents and scientists. Thousands of seabirds starved to death in the Bering Sea — and scientists see evidence of climate change 2019-05-29T04:00:00Z This summer, the Matinicus Rock team grubbed a 32-year-old puffin — one of the original birds in Project Puffin, brought down from Newfoundland as a chick and raised on Seal Island. We saved the puffins. Now a warming planet is unraveling that work 2022-01-07T05:00:00Z The bodies of dead, emaciated puffins began washing up on beaches on Saint Paul Island in autumn 2016. Climate change link to puffin deaths 2019-05-29T04:00:00Z He's thinking back to 1972 when intensive research into puffins started on this dinky Scottish Island where the Firth of Forth meets the North Sea. Is this still the best place to be a puffin? 2019-07-27T04:00:00Z The loss of nutritious prey species caused by the climate crisis is also affecting populations of the Atlantic puffin around Britain and Iceland. Climate crisis may be a factor in tufted puffins die-off, study says 2019-05-29T04:00:00Z Parrish acknowledged many questions remain about precisely what led to the puffin die-off in 2016, as well as others documented before and since. Thousands of seabirds starved to death in the Bering Sea — and scientists see evidence of climate change 2019-05-29T04:00:00Z Along the boulders, researchers pointed out dead puffin chicks. We saved the puffins. Now a warming planet is unraveling that work 2022-01-07T05:00:00Z Up to 9,000 puffins and other seabirds died over the course of a few months, US scientists say. Climate change link to puffin deaths 2019-05-29T04:00:00Z This is the value of long-term monitoring - being able to set individual years in the broader context of population change and assessing the overall health of the puffin colony. Is this still the best place to be a puffin? 2019-07-27T04:00:00Z A seabird wreck along the Atlantic coasts of Britain, Ireland and Spain after the storms of 2013-14 resulted in the deaths of at least 54,000 birds, of which 55% were Atlantic puffins. Climate crisis may be a factor in tufted puffins die-off, study says 2019-05-29T04:00:00Z The Wildlife Trust of South and West Wales also reported healthy numbers of puffins, razor bills and guillemots. Island census shows rise in seabird 2019-05-18T04:00:00Z An island where puffins were eliminated was Eastern Egg Rock. We saved the puffins. Now a warming planet is unraveling that work 2022-01-07T05:00:00Z Most were tufted puffins but bodies of a second seabird, the Crested auklet, were also found. Climate change link to puffin deaths 2019-05-29T04:00:00Z The plush 10-bedroom Granary Lodge is near distilleries and the Achavanich Standing Stones, plus bird, seal and puffin watching, Departures reports. Prince Charles opens a bed-and-breakfast in a Scottish castle 2019-05-15T04:00:00Z Skomer was “absolutely incredible” for them, Stubbings says: thousands of guillemots, razorbills, puffins and, most of all, the noisy, nocturnal shearwaters. Extreme weather, loud birds and fresh food by boat – could you live on a remote island? 2019-04-20T04:00:00Z The island is an important nesting site for puffins and eider ducks, and is also home to Iceland's only windmill - a protected monument that dates back to the 1860s, that was in operation until 1917. Locals want Iceland to buy their island 2019-02-26T05:00:00Z For decades, campers circled the rock on cruises with no knowledge that puffins were once there. We saved the puffins. Now a warming planet is unraveling that work 2022-01-07T05:00:00Z Even as common murres suffered, for example, tufted puffins that feed on the same fish showed few problems, notes Heather Renner, a wildlife biologist for the U.S. Ocean heat waves like the Pacific’s deadly ‘Blob’ could become the new normal 2019-01-31T05:00:00Z “Faster sharks are deadlier sharks. The most vulnerable mammals and birds are those that feed on fast-moving fish and have to worry about shark predators: this includes many penguins, puffins and sea lions,” he wrote. As polar seas heat up, mammals will find less slow, stupid prey 2019-01-24T05:00:00Z The naturalist and writer Ronald Lockley took a lease on the island in 1927 and established Britain’s first bird observatory there, studying its puffins and writing prolifically, and romantically, about his island life. Extreme weather, loud birds and fresh food by boat – could you live on a remote island? 2019-04-20T04:00:00Z Writing of puffins and albatrosses, fulmars and gulls, guillemots and gannets, Nicolson chronicles their bloodthirsty competitiveness, their astounding feats of survival and the sheer wonder of their powers of flight. Favorite nonfiction from 2018, from Princess Margaret to a Silicon Valley scammer 2018-12-14T05:00:00Z One day in the camp library, he came upon a 1949 book that said puffins had resided on the rock. We saved the puffins. Now a warming planet is unraveling that work 2022-01-07T05:00:00Z They are joined by a trickle of volunteers, who stay for anything from a day up to a few weeks at a time, who help with ongoing projects to eradicate rats and attract ground-nesting puffins. The last man standing on the Calf of Man 2018-12-09T05:00:00Z In April, an exhaustive compendium of population data revealed that one in eight bird species are threatened with global extinction, with once widespread creatures such as puffins, snowy owls and turtle doves suffering punishing losses. Jonathan Franzen: 'Climate change isn't only reason for bird decline' 2018-11-14T05:00:00Z Brown and Eagle live in a lighthouse, surrounded by puffins, but appear more practical than dreamy. Extreme weather, loud birds and fresh food by boat – could you live on a remote island? 2019-04-20T04:00:00Z An ocean changing so rapidly that the auklets, puffins and other seabirds are dying and washing up on Alaska shores in alarming numbers. Opinion | The Bearded Seal My Son May Never Hunt 2018-10-20T04:00:00Z In 1973, he began years of bringing hundreds of puffin chicks down from Newfoundland. We saved the puffins. Now a warming planet is unraveling that work 2022-01-07T05:00:00Z In the water are rafts of puffins and the air is filled with movement and noise: gannets, kittiwakes, sandwich terns and herring gulls. Dead kittiwakes, dwindling fish and oceans of plastic: my voyage of discovery 2018-10-07T04:00:00Z Hansen’s puffin rallies show that 40 percent of the population of Icelandic puffin chicks is losing body mass over time, another bad sign. Why are puffins vanishing? The hunt for clues goes deep (into their burrows) 2018-09-07T04:00:00Z Annette Fayet is trying to solve the mystery of the dwindling Atlantic puffins, and that is why she was reaching shoulder deep into a burrow here last month. Why Are Puffins Vanishing? The Hunt for Clues Goes Deep (Into Their Burrows) 2018-08-29T04:00:00Z It is part of a caption for a glorious image: a close-up photo of a puffin opening its bright beak against a stone-blue sky. New Sentences: From Instagram’s ‘#Puffins’ Tag 2018-08-21T04:00:00Z There are plenty of things to see — fin whales tend to stay far offshore, but minke whales, humpbacks, dolphins, porpoises and puffins are usually easier to find. Meet Iceland’s Whaling Magnate. He Makes No Apologies. 2018-08-10T04:00:00Z Pigeon guillemots and rhinoceros auklets ride the waves nearby, and once in a while we catch sight of a puffin. Cold, Windy Bliss on a Salmon Fishing Trip 2018-08-09T04:00:00Z There are still millions of Atlantic puffins, but their plentiful colonies are deceiving, Hansen said. Why are puffins vanishing? The hunt for clues goes deep (into their burrows) 2018-09-07T04:00:00Z She gently drew a puffin out, having snagged its leg with a thick wire she had curved into a shepherd’s crook. Why Are Puffins Vanishing? The Hunt for Clues Goes Deep (Into Their Burrows) 2018-08-29T04:00:00Z Last week’s other wildlife news, that visitors to Skomer Island in Wales are trampling puffins to death in their eagerness to photograph them, speaks of the same mentality. Will giant cruise ships destroy the wonders their passengers claim to love? | Rowan Moore 2018-08-05T04:00:00Z The Audubon Aquarium of the Americas is currently showing six sculptures, while one of a puffin is on display at the Audubon Zoo; more pieces will be added to both locations in October. Huge sea-life sculptures made from ocean’s plastic trash 2018-07-30T04:00:00Z It isn’t easy to spot the increasingly rare tufted puffin, but Haystack Rock is still a reliable site for a sighting of these flamboyant flyers. Puffins face challenges but return to Cannon Beach every spring 2018-07-12T04:00:00Z A photographer tracks the elusive puffin with tenacity — and some powerful equipment. The Backstory: The story behind the puffins on Cannon Beach’s Haystack Rock 2018-07-12T04:00:00Z Since 2010, he also has conducted a census, a twice-yearly “puffin rally” in which he travels more than 3,100 miles around Iceland, visiting some 700 marked burrows in 12 colonies, counting eggs and chicks. Why Are Puffins Vanishing? The Hunt for Clues Goes Deep (Into Their Burrows) 2018-08-29T04:00:00Z Primarily inhabited by nesting puffins, the islands of North Rock and Machias Seal remain the only disputed lands between US and Canada, with both claiming sovereign jurisdiction over the islands and their surrounding waters. Tensions rise as US border agents stop Canadian fishermen in disputed waters off Maine 2018-07-06T04:00:00Z As Mead points out, razorbills are eaten in the Faroes because the population of Atlantic puffins, formerly the region’s delicacy of choice, is now dwindling drastically throughout the North Atlantic. The Mail 2018-07-02T04:00:00Z Change in fish populations, via natural variances or human overfishing, is the most likely reason for the decline in puffins and other seabirds with similar life cycles, scientists believe. Puffins face challenges but return to Cannon Beach every spring 2018-07-12T04:00:00Z I always noticed paintings, refrigerator magnets and sculptures of puffins but never really knew where or when to look for the birds themselves. The Backstory: The story behind the puffins on Cannon Beach’s Haystack Rock 2018-07-12T04:00:00Z Around Iceland, the puffins have suffered because of the decline of their favorite food, silvery sand eels, which dangle from the parents’ beaks as they bring them to their young. Why Are Puffins Vanishing? The Hunt for Clues Goes Deep (Into Their Burrows) 2018-08-29T04:00:00Z “It’s not dissimilar to puffin, but puffin is less livery,” the rep from Atlantic Airways said. Koks, the World’s Most Remote Foodie Destination 2018-06-11T04:00:00Z There are fears puffin numbers in the Farne Islands are on the decline. Puffin population drop sparks concern 2018-05-24T04:00:00Z Malnourished young puffins are often found on Northwest beaches. Puffins face challenges but return to Cannon Beach every spring 2018-07-12T04:00:00Z Spotting puffins is a bit of a challenge, as they are some of the smallest black birds there. The Backstory: The story behind the puffins on Cannon Beach’s Haystack Rock 2018-07-12T04:00:00Z Dr. Hansen’s puffin rallies show that 40 percent of the population of Icelandic puffin chicks is losing body mass over time, another bad sign. Why Are Puffins Vanishing? The Hunt for Clues Goes Deep (Into Their Burrows) 2018-08-29T04:00:00Z The lamb haunch was not at all to my taste, but, given a choice between eating it and foraging for a puffin egg, I know which I’d choose. Koks, the World’s Most Remote Foodie Destination 2018-06-11T04:00:00Z As soon as Jamie Dunning flipped on the black light in his lab, the Atlantic puffin's beak lit up like a neon Christmas tree. Puffin Beaks Glow in Surprising Discovery 2018-04-27T04:00:00Z Good binoculars are a must — puffins will look like insects to the naked eye — and spotting scopes are helpful. Puffins face challenges but return to Cannon Beach every spring 2018-07-12T04:00:00Z Pieces such as the Astoria Column and the tufted puffin sculpture in Cannon Beach would be included in a comprehensive map that would help visitors do a self-guided tour. An Oregon trail of public art in works for coastal cities 2018-04-16T04:00:00Z There are still millions of Atlantic puffins, but their plentiful colonies are deceiving, Dr. Hansen said. Why Are Puffins Vanishing? The Hunt for Clues Goes Deep (Into Their Burrows) 2018-08-29T04:00:00Z In his version, a pancake is wrapped around slices of baked razorbill, a more plentiful relative of the puffin. Koks, the World’s Most Remote Foodie Destination 2018-06-11T04:00:00Z The puffin is the latest addition to more than 180 known species—many of them sharks, corals, and other marine animals—that emit a luminous glow. Puffin Beaks Glow in Surprising Discovery 2018-04-27T04:00:00Z While negotiating which bird should be proposed for the title, the tufted puffin was considered. Blackbird could edge puffin as Cannon Beach’s official bird 2018-04-05T04:00:00Z His tour of the ecological highlights is gripping in scope and in granular detail gleaned from observations of puffins, penguins, fulmars and more. The laws of the cosmos, solar-power challenges and Darwin’s contribution to geology: Books in brief 2018-03-20T04:00:00Z And the fact that puffins are tasty, and thus hunted as game here, hardly helps. Why Are Puffins Vanishing? The Hunt for Clues Goes Deep (Into Their Burrows) 2018-08-29T04:00:00Z Sea lions are shown herding tuna and puffins fight off other sea birds for survival. Saturday's TV highlights and weekend talk: 'Planet Earth: Blue Planet II' on BBC America 2018-02-23T05:00:00Z The team now wants to determine whether the phenomenon occurs in living puffins. Puffin Beaks Glow in Surprising Discovery 2018-04-27T04:00:00Z Cannon Beach is the home of the largest tufted puffin colony on the Oregon Coast, with several festivals and fundraisers held in their honor. Blackbird could edge puffin as Cannon Beach’s official bird 2018-04-05T04:00:00Z His mother saw an advertisement in the Daily Telegraph, “Islands for Sale, 500 Acres, early lambs, sea caves, puffins, 1,200 pounds.” Plastic Smells the Same as Fish to a Seabird 2018-02-17T05:00:00Z He convinced these hunters to let his assistant photograph the head of every puffin; the bands on their beaks can be counted to determine the birds’ age. Why Are Puffins Vanishing? The Hunt for Clues Goes Deep (Into Their Burrows) 2018-08-29T04:00:00Z He also broadcast puffin calls, because puffins are vocal. Nigel, the world's loneliest bird, was no victim. He was a hero. 2018-02-06T05:00:00Z "I couldn't believe I was ringing them up to ask for puffin sunglasses," Dunning quips. Puffin Beaks Glow in Surprising Discovery 2018-04-27T04:00:00Z Haystack Rock Awareness Program Director Melissa Keyser also serves on the committee and said while her program is naturally partial to tufted puffins, she embraces the red-winged blackbird as an official bird. Blackbird could edge puffin as Cannon Beach’s official bird 2018-04-05T04:00:00Z As excellent swimmers, puffins spend most of their lives at sea. 7 Times Animals Bit Off More Than They Could Chew in 2017 2017-12-21T05:00:00Z “Flying, for puffins, is very demanding,” she said. Why Are Puffins Vanishing? The Hunt for Clues Goes Deep (Into Their Burrows) 2018-08-29T04:00:00Z Andrew: One of the interesting things I learned about their inclusion in the film is that they were there to correct an annoying problem: puffins that live on the island of Skellig Michael. Let’s talk about Star Wars: The Last Jedi’s most divisive part: porgs 2017-12-17T05:00:00Z Since puffins are closely related to auklets, Dunning's curiosity was piqued—and sure enough, his specimen's beak glowed orange. Puffin Beaks Glow in Surprising Discovery 2018-04-27T04:00:00Z “It’s the perfect bird to highlight because it is often overshadowed by the puffin,” Keyser said. Blackbird could edge puffin as Cannon Beach’s official bird 2018-04-05T04:00:00Z Skirting a colony of chattering puffins outside their burrows, I followed the men for an hour towards the gannet cliffs, 150m high, and dropping almost vertically into the Atlantic swell. Abseiling down a cliff at night to kill 500 gannets 2017-10-21T04:00:00Z Ideally, this bird, with its tuxedo-like black-and-white plumage and clownish orange beak, would have voided its bowels into a stainless steel bowl she calls the “puffin toilet.” Why Are Puffins Vanishing? The Hunt for Clues Goes Deep (Into Their Burrows) 2018-08-29T04:00:00Z But for inhabitants of a remote corner of Iceland, the taste of puffin is a reminder of home, writes Ros Jones. The island where people eat puffins 2017-09-23T04:00:00Z Diamond had observed this phenomenon in puffins decades before, but hadn't thought to write it up. Puffin Beaks Glow in Surprising Discovery 2018-04-27T04:00:00Z Look for the ubiquitous stuffed toy puffins, Iceland’s best known bird. A Guide to Reykjavik, as Wonderfully Weird as Ever 2017-09-12T04:00:00Z Other colonies include great, Atlantic puffins, and great black-backed gulls among many others. TRAVEL: Learning along the mighty St. Lawrence River 2017-09-10T04:00:00Z Though some puffin colonies are prospering, in Iceland, where the largest population of Atlantic puffins is found, their numbers have dropped from roughly seven million individuals to about 5.4 million. Why Are Puffins Vanishing? The Hunt for Clues Goes Deep (Into Their Burrows) 2018-08-29T04:00:00Z Fulmars, kittiwakes, razorbills, terns and guillemots, but the stars of the show are the puffins. The island where people eat puffins 2017-09-23T04:00:00Z Beaks on both puffins studied had the same orange glow. Puffin Beaks Glow in Surprising Discovery 2018-04-27T04:00:00Z That’s the trail around idyllic Jordan Pond , formed by glaciers in the shadow of Acadia National Park’s Cadillac Mountain, not far from Bar Harbor and its playful puffins. Turn over a new leaf: Chase that autumn foliage on foot 2017-09-07T04:00:00Z Puffins are found from the coast of the northeastern United States to Iceland and the British Isles, though 60 percent of the puffin population lives in Iceland. Watch This Curious Puffin Befriend a Tourist 2017-07-17T04:00:00Z And earlier this week scientists warned that plastic bottles and other packaging are overrunning some of the UK’s most beautiful beaches and remote coastline, endangering wildlife from basking sharks to puffins. A million bottles a minute: world's plastic binge 'as dangerous as climate change' 2017-06-28T04:00:00Z Islanders regularly catch the birds, sitting on the cliff edges with huge nets and scooping the puffins up as they dive into the sea. The island where people eat puffins 2017-09-23T04:00:00Z However, they can't just put random live puffins under a UV light, because it might damage their eyes. Puffin Beaks Glow in Surprising Discovery 2018-04-27T04:00:00Z That fall, hundreds of tufted puffin carcasses washed ashore at the isolated St. Paul Island in the Bering Sea. Researchers: Algal toxins could have killed whales in 2015 2017-04-21T04:00:00Z In the video, which Barry captured on her phone, the puffin ducks under the fence and waddles curiously to Barry’s bag and eventually under her leg. Watch This Curious Puffin Befriend a Tourist 2017-07-17T04:00:00Z On the rocky, windswept coast of Iceland, the puffins are returning. A Tour Through the Earth’s Magnetic Fields 2017-04-07T04:00:00Z Ecologist Bruce Wright’s opinion is different from most scientists who believe the puffins died of starvation. Alaska scientist blames toxins for 2016 puffin die-off 2017-04-06T04:00:00Z Workplace social life is limited to thousands of puffins, one of England's largest seal colonies - and an annual 50,000 visitors. Puffins not PowerPoint as Farne Islands seeks new ranger - BBC News 2017-01-27T05:00:00Z The pastime harks back to the days when Newfoundlanders supplemented meager winter diets with fresh meat on the wing, eating everything from clownish puffins to the great northern gannet. Hunting ‘Turr’ in Newfoundland’s Frigid Waters 2016-12-04T05:00:00Z Restaurants offer inventive Nordic cuisine using local ingredients like puffin and shark. Secret to Iceland’s Tourism Boom? A Financial Crash and a Volcanic Eruption 2016-11-16T05:00:00Z One year after the unusually warm 2012, Atlantic puffins in the Gulf of Maine suffered their worst reproductive season ever—until this year. Huge Puffin Die-Off May Be Linked to Climate Change 2016-11-08T05:00:00Z Wright, with the Aleutian Pribilof Islands Association, believes the puffins and the thousands of common murres that died in the Gulf of Alaska in 2015 were affected by the shellfish poisoning. Alaska scientist blames toxins for 2016 puffin die-off 2017-04-06T04:00:00Z Wanted - man or woman with more knowledge of puffins than PowerPoint. Puffins not PowerPoint as Farne Islands seeks new ranger - BBC News 2017-01-27T05:00:00Z And they've got an ingenious plan to encourage birds like puffins back. Calf of Man: The island trying to eradicate rats - BBC News 2016-11-04T04:00:00Z The job description, however, highlights it as an ideal location for nature lovers with bird species including corncrakes and puffins and other abundant wildlife such as otters and seals. New teacher found for tiny island school - BBC News 2016-10-25T04:00:00Z The tufted puffins started washing ashore on St. Paul Island in mid-October—first a handful, then dozens, then so many that volunteers patrolling to collect dead birds began walking their four-wheelers rather than riding. Huge Puffin Die-Off May Be Linked to Climate Change 2016-11-08T05:00:00Z The problem is made worse because puffin parents don’t tear up or partially digest the fish they catch for their young. Butterfish is a big problem for little puffins 2016-10-02T04:00:00Z Among the many species living in the area are deep sea corals, puffins, sharks, sea turtles, beaked whales and sperm whales. Obama to Create the First U.S. Atlantic Marine Monument 2016-09-15T04:00:00Z Tony Diamond of the Atlantic Laboratory for Avian Research at the University of New Brunswick blames a drop in the puffins' food supply. Scientists: Puffin chicks starving with less food available 2016-08-23T04:00:00Z The region’s puffins haven’t resorted to cannibalism but climate change appears to be making them less committed parents. Climate change may be turning gulls into cannibals 2016-07-31T04:00:00Z Watch: Tufted puffins are the master predators of the sea. Huge Puffin Die-Off May Be Linked to Climate Change 2016-11-08T05:00:00Z The project is the work of Steven Kress, a veteran ornithologist who constructed a sanctuary here for the Atlantic puffin 35 years ago. Butterfish is a big problem for little puffins 2016-10-02T04:00:00Z It belonged to the Makah Indian tribe and was home of a universe of creatures, including dozens of species of algae, peregrine falcons, eagles, puffins and sea lions. Bob Paine, ecologist who identified ‘keystone’ species, dies at 83 2016-06-15T04:00:00Z Other birds include the tufted puffin and penguin falcons that nest on Face Rock in Bandon. Whales can still be watched this summer 2016-06-11T04:00:00Z While puffin populations are struggling, a visit to any Puget Sound beach makes clear that gulls are anything but endangered, despite the rise in cannibalism. Climate change may be turning gulls into cannibals 2016-07-31T04:00:00Z The puffin is believed to be one of the species most at risk. Public urged to track 'nurdles' on Scotland's beaches - BBC News 2016-05-05T04:00:00Z The solution, he decided, was to use puffin decoys in the same way that wildfowl hunters employ decoys to attract duck and geese to their guns. Butterfish is a big problem for little puffins 2016-10-02T04:00:00Z The cute little Atlantic puffin might not strike you as a vessel built for life on the open ocean. Adorable Puffins Are Tougher Than They Look But the organization said on Tuesday that locators recovered from 19 puffins in recent years show the birds spent a chunk of the winter several states away from Maine. Scientists: puffins might spend the winter off of New Jersey 2016-02-17T05:00:00Z Hallgrímsson grew up in the remote Westman Islands, an archipelago off the southern coast of Iceland that is home to 8 million puffins, 80 volcanoes, and 4,135 people. Volcano! The incredible rise of Iceland's national football team 2016-01-30T05:00:00Z "Certainly, these very small plastic pellets are a bigger problem for something like a puffin than the larger plastic items that will affect some of the other species." Public urged to track 'nurdles' on Scotland's beaches - BBC News 2016-05-05T04:00:00Z The list includes bird species such as Arctic terns, common eiders, Atlantic puffins and short-tailed shearwaters and mammals such as beluga whales, ringed seals and Atlantic white-sided dolphins. Animals are showing up in really strange places – this is the surprising reason why 2015-11-30T05:00:00Z For starters, the black, white, and orange feathers puffins are completely waterproof. Adorable Puffins Are Tougher Than They Look The area most frequented by puffins in the winter was about 200 miles southeast of Cape Cod, said Stephen Kress, the director of the Audubon Seabird Restoration Program. Scientists: puffins might spend the winter off of New Jersey 2016-02-17T05:00:00Z The charity said 668 puffins were observed at Sumburgh Head in Shetland, but only around a third of nests there fledged any chicks, suggesting some 400 nests failed. Mixed breeding season for Scotland's seabirds, says RSPB - BBC News 2015-11-10T05:00:00Z Thursday: Four UK bird species including puffins 'face extinction' Go Figure: The week in numbers - BBC News 2015-10-30T04:00:00Z It was early in the morning and my dozy mind conjured up an image of a puffin in a beret, smoking a Gauloise with a copy of Sartre’s Being and Nothingness tucked under its wing. Obama is right: novels show us who we are, and how others see us | Linda Grant 2015-10-30T04:00:00Z The Atlantic puffin is considered vulnerable to extinction by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature, in part because climate change seems to be affecting the bird’s prey. Adorable Puffins Are Tougher Than They Look Kress said the data showed puffins winter over underwater canyons and sea mountains in the Atlantic. Scientists: puffins might spend the winter off of New Jersey 2016-02-17T05:00:00Z More puffin burrows were also active at sites on the Firth of Forth, but numbers of the birds and other species fell in Orkney and Shetland. Mixed breeding season for Scotland's seabirds, says RSPB - BBC News 2015-11-10T05:00:00Z Research showed puffins were particularly susceptible to shifts in sea temperatures, thermal mixing and extreme weather, all affecting their prey species of sand eels, sprats and other small fish. Puffins and turtle doves at risk of being wiped out, say experts 2015-10-28T04:00:00Z The article was full of fascinating information about climate change, but I couldn’t get away from the French puffin and its existential crisis. Obama is right: novels show us who we are, and how others see us | Linda Grant 2015-10-30T04:00:00Z “But the first generation of those devices were actually a little large, and the puffins didn’t behave normally on land,” he says. Adorable Puffins Are Tougher Than They Look It’s an important discovery because puffins are a threatened species and data about their movements are needed to inform conservation efforts, Kress said. Scientists: puffins might spend the winter off of New Jersey 2016-02-17T05:00:00Z The small islands are home to 10% of the UK's puffin population. Mixed breeding season for Scotland's seabirds, says RSPB - BBC News 2015-11-10T05:00:00Z The researchers also encountered walruses, puffins and a lone polar bear during their month at sea. Voyage traces stirred-up Arctic heat - BBC News 2015-09-27T04:00:00Z I am all for the puffin now, which appeared in profile on the spine of so many of my children’s books. Obama is right: novels show us who we are, and how others see us | Linda Grant 2015-10-30T04:00:00Z Some argue that the addition of puffins to this list is yet another reason the area should be protected as the first marine national monument on this side of the Atlantic Ocean. Adorable Puffins Are Tougher Than They Look As puffling season gets under way, puffins and their young are now leaving their burrows on the Forth islands. Disorientated pufflings found hiding in coastal town - BBC News 2015-07-29T04:00:00Z After collecting guillemot, razorbill, kittiwake and puffin eggs in bags attached to his waist, the climber would be pulled back to the cliff top. Historic images of England - BBC News 2015-07-21T04:00:00Z Aptly named, Gull Island attracts several species of birds that nest in its crags, including black-legged kittiwakes, glaucous gulls, cormorants and horned puffins. New Kachemak Bay tour offers science, sightseeing 2015-07-18T04:00:00Z It is not difficult to feel empathetic towards a puffin, one of nature’s cutest birds, with its bonkers multicoloured beak. Obama is right: novels show us who we are, and how others see us | Linda Grant 2015-10-30T04:00:00Z Atlantic puffins spend eight months of the year on the open ocean, but until now, where they went each winter was a mystery. Adorable Puffins Are Tougher Than They Look It is not even Lundy — the island at the centre of the first UK marine park, home to seals and puffins. A hard sell 2015-04-28T04:00:00Z A shot of a puffin was a runner up in the British Waters Macro category. Couple win underwater photo awards 2015-02-21T05:00:00Z The puffins nest in burrows in a grassy mound at the top of the island. New Kachemak Bay tour offers science, sightseeing 2015-07-18T04:00:00Z Experts who monitor the sea birds on the island were concerned after some 12,000 puffins were washed up dead in France after Pembrokeshire's birds went south for the winter months. Puffins die after winter storms 2014-12-12T05:00:00Z With a beakful of hake, an Atlantic puffin returns to its chick on Eastern Egg Rock, Maine. Adorable Puffins Are Tougher Than They Look But, nowadays, there are regulations, such as the Migratory Bird Act of 1918 that protect puffins. Replica parka mixes new with old 2014-11-08T05:00:00Z The picture of a puffin, entitled Peekaboo Puffin, was taken in the north Atlantic. Couple win underwater photo awards 2015-02-21T05:00:00Z Volunteers are being asked to watch the puffins and answer questions about their feeding behavior, said Steve Kress, director of the National Audubon Society's seabird restoration program. Scientists ask bird oglers to help study puffins 2014-08-06T04:00:00Z But he said the puffin numbers would probably recover - unless more extreme gales hit this winter or in the next four to five years. Puffins die after winter storms 2014-12-12T05:00:00Z The Unesco World Heritage Site is home to puffins, manx shearwaters, storm petrels, guillemots and kittiwakes. Unesco asks for Star Wars report 2014-07-29T04:00:00Z All told, there are hundreds of wildlife webcams showing such animals as polar bears, peregrine falcons and puffins. Wildlife webcams sometimes offer viewers an unflinching look at nature Two summers ago, viewers watched "Petey" the baby puffin starve on a Maine island because the only available fish were too big to fit in his beak. Viewers alarmed when baby eagle dies on webcam 2014-06-26T04:00:00Z Audubon maintains three web cameras on Seal Island, a National Wildlife Refuge in outer Penobscot Bay, 22 miles off Rockland and one of the key puffin habitats in Maine. Scientists ask bird oglers to help study puffins 2014-08-06T04:00:00Z They will be replaced by a countdown system similar to those seen in the United States, which are already being used in London, or by a puffin crossing. Plan for 'longer' red traffic lights 2014-05-09T12:02:30Z The rats destroyed the puffins' nests and ate their eggs, so the puffins fled the tiny island, west of Wales. Watch: RSPB's puffin plan for Ramsey Island 2014-04-28T13:32:18Z Dozens of storms killed an estimated 32,000 seabirds in northwest Europe, about half of them puffins. Alderney puffins 'need better laws' 2014-04-14T11:50:53Z The next morning, walking along the 300-meter cliffs at Latrabjarg, Iceland's most westerly point, we get to within an outsized-orange-beak's-length of nesting puffins, the droll little creatures defying gravity high above the snarling North Atlantic. Adventures in Europe's Wild West: Diving, Trekking and Driving in Iceland 2014-01-16T23:34:57Z Two of Audubon's cameras focus on the rocky areas where puffins roost. Scientists ask bird oglers to help study puffins 2014-08-06T04:00:00Z It is expected that more modern puffin crossings - which use in-built sensors and pedestrian detectors to monitor traffic flows as well as flashing signals - will become the standard in the UK. Plan for 'longer' red traffic lights 2014-05-09T12:02:30Z Two years ago, the nonprofit Explore.org began operating 50 live cameras trained on animal congregations around the world — from playful pandas in Wu Gang, China, to puffins loafing on a ledge in Seal Island, Maine. You can now ‘friend’ an animal on Facebook and help science while you’re at it 2013-12-23T13:50:00Z Other animals received 783 votes, with the top three being wildcat, pine marten and puffin. Golden eagle 'Scotland's favourite' 2013-11-01T11:48:43Z It said species such as razorbills and puffins were also struggling to cope. 'Extinction' warning over seabirds 2013-09-23T23:38:34Z Another is inside a burrow, providing a close-up view of a fuzzy puffin chick. Scientists ask bird oglers to help study puffins 2014-08-06T04:00:00Z His carvings of puffins placed along the shoreline helped the Audubon Society bring the Atlantic puffin back to the Maine coast after an absence of 100 years. Donal O’Brien, Audubon Leader, Dies at 79 2013-09-11T03:27:45Z Other migratory seabirds, such as Atlantic puffins and razorbills, face similar problems. Ornithology: Tern limits 2013-08-29T15:01:25Z Bad weather and a shortage of food hit burrow-nesting puffins earlier this year when hundreds of puffins and other seabirds were washed up along Britain's northeastern coast. Britain's Puffins at Risk due to Climate Change 2013-08-23T19:45:04.743Z Bad weather and a shortage of food hit burrow-nesting puffins in March when dozens of the seabirds were washed up along the coast of north-east England and Scotland. Coastal change 'risk' to wildlife 2013-08-23T05:19:51Z The goal is to document how much food it takes for puffin chicks to fledge, he said. Scientists ask bird oglers to help study puffins 2014-08-06T04:00:00Z North Berwick lies on the coast of the Firth of Forth, which houses large puffin colonies on its islands. Drivers warned over hidden puffins 2013-07-29T23:05:40Z As well as the puffins, the Farne Islands host thousands of grey seals along with many other types of bird, including Arctic terns, guillemots and razorbills. Farne puffin numbers show increase 2013-07-19T04:16:23Z One minute I'm fixing toilets and then the next minute I'm ringing a puffin. Working with wildlife: The conservationist 2013-07-09T17:19:16Z While triggerfish numbers are rising, species such as puffins are at risk due to factors like unpredictable weather. Coastal change 'risk' to wildlife 2013-08-23T05:19:51Z The Audubon Society wants bird lovers to contribute research to a project scientists hope will help save Atlantic puffins from starvation in Maine. Scientists ask bird oglers to help study puffins 2014-08-06T04:00:00Z My request to people along in and around North Berwick to look under your car - you may find a cute young puffin. Drivers warned over hidden puffins 2013-07-29T23:05:40Z An Atlantic puffin flies with a mouthful of hake on its way to feed its chick on Eastern Egg Rock, Maine. Atlantic puffins are in danger 2013-06-30T18:15:00Z But of course they've never seen outside their puffin burrow before. Working with wildlife: The conservationist 2013-07-09T17:19:16Z The reserve, on the edge of the Firth of Forth, is home to the largest colony of puffins in the North Sea area and is a UK hub of research into puffins. Puffin numbers 'weather storm wreck' 2013-05-30T23:11:16Z Almost all of Maine's puffin population nests on three islands — Matinicus Rock, Eastern Egg Rock, and Seal Island. Scientists ask bird oglers to help study puffins 2014-08-06T04:00:00Z This includes the ones with the attractive bird related names - pelicans, puffins, toucans - and also junction crossings. The secret button at pedestrian crossings 2013-05-29T15:47:33Z Whether dead puffins will continue washing up on shore and puffin chick survival rates will stay low remains to be seen. Atlantic puffins are in danger 2013-06-30T18:15:00Z The last one in 2008 recorded 36,500 pairs of puffins. Day in pictures: 17 May 2013 2013-05-17T13:30:21Z About 3,500 puffins were found dead along the coast of eastern Scotland and north east England in March. Puffin numbers 'weather storm wreck' 2013-05-30T23:11:16Z Kress said the information gathered by puffin watchers will be included in published papers. Scientists ask bird oglers to help study puffins 2014-08-06T04:00:00Z As well as the puffins, the islands host thousands of grey seals along with many other types of bird, including Arctic Terns, Guillemots and Razorbills. Farne Islands 'puffin census' starts 2013-05-17T03:21:02Z An estimated 6 million to 8 million puffins live across the North Atlantic, from Maine to northern Russia. Atlantic puffins are in danger 2013-06-30T18:15:00Z Sheep and other livestock are fading away in the cold weather; 500 puffins are dead in Scotland and a 300-strong German flea circus has been entirely wiped out. Our terrible spring: the winners and the losers 2013-04-07T18:00:01Z The Centre for Ecology & Hydrology survey indicated that a total of 46,000 burrows showed signs of use by puffins this spring. Puffin numbers 'weather storm wreck' 2013-05-30T23:11:16Z High up on the windy cliffs of Latrabjarg, the westernmost tip of Europe, we communed with black-and-white puffins in the midnight sun. Travel: The World's Best-Kept Secrets 2013-03-14T12:15:00Z Why the name is used for shearwaters and not for puffins is rather complicated and I’m not about to cover this issue here. Tubenosed seabirds that shear the waves: of Calonectris, Lugensa, and Puffinus (petrels part VII) 2013-02-10T21:45:00.213Z The Atlantic puffin population, which nearly disappeared 100 years ago, is once again at risk in the United States. Atlantic puffins are in danger 2013-06-30T18:15:00Z The conference rooms are named after birds — @puffin, @kiwi, @blackbird and so on. Dick Costolo of Twitter, an Improv Master Writing Its Script 2012-10-06T15:03:09Z She said, "I’m not sure whose heart was beating faster – the puffin or mine!" In pictures: Best of British 2012-09-09T23:31:52Z It takes an enormous amount of energy to be a puffin. Tracking puffins helps scientists learn about unusual bird 2012-03-27T01:51:51Z So far as I can tell, it mostly relates to early confusion between these birds: the term ‘puffin’ may originally have been used for shearwaters, not for auks. Tubenosed seabirds that shear the waves: of Calonectris, Lugensa, and Puffinus (petrels part VII) 2013-02-10T21:45:00.213Z Instead of feeding their young mostly herring, puffin parents were giving them large numbers of butterfish, a fish whose numbers are growing in the gulf. Atlantic puffins are in danger 2013-06-30T18:15:00Z For example, a pioneering seabird restoration project began in 1973 to return 954 Atlantic puffins to their historical nesting site on Eastern Egg Rock Island in Maine, US. Secret life of seabirds 2012-08-23T06:30:34Z A herring gull plucking a puffin from the ground won the animal behaviour category. In pictures: Best of British 2012-09-09T23:31:52Z For about eight months of the year, puffins seem to disappear. Tracking puffins helps scientists learn about unusual bird 2012-03-27T01:51:51Z Skomer is home to an estimated half a million seabirds, including thousands of puffins. VIDEO: 40 years of guillemots 2012-07-03T02:43:09Z With its colorful striped beak, pear-shaped body and amusing waddle, the Atlantic puffin is sometimes called the clown of the sea. Atlantic puffins are in danger 2013-06-30T18:15:00Z Recent research is now helping to rectify that; revealing new insights into the lives of petrels, puffins and penguins, and how supposed land-loving birds are secret seabirds too. Secret life of seabirds 2012-08-23T06:30:34Z Look at the export and import of the city, and compare the spaven’d horse and cart wi the puffin willyams and all the fine carriages. Random Rhymes and Rambles 2012-03-21T02:00:31.003Z It doesn’t let scientists see where the puffin is all the time, but it records light and time. Tracking puffins helps scientists learn about unusual bird 2012-03-27T01:51:51Z Shane dragged him out with glee to look at the Martello towers, to shoot a seal, to have a blaze at the puffins about Malin Head. My Lords of Strogue Vol. III, (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:27.667Z For years scientists have wondered where the puffins that live off the rocky coast of Maine go when they leave their island nesting colonies. Green Blog: The Secret Life of the Rambling Puffin 2012-02-09T21:22:21Z A classic example of seabirds that suffered from overfishing is Atlantic puffins in Norway. A Surprising Threshold for Seabird Survival 2011-12-22T20:48:34Z Kittiwakes, solons, gulls, guillemots, auks, and puffins, they whirled and wheeled around the ship in hundreds, screaming and shrieking and laughing. Wild Adventures round the Pole The Cruise of the "Snowbird" Crew in the "Arrandoon" 2011-12-15T03:00:12.560Z Atlantic puffins flap their wings 400 times a minute while flying. Tracking puffins helps scientists learn about unusual bird 2012-03-27T01:51:51Z In the "Children's Hour," Volume 7, page 310, you will find an interesting article about the puffins of Iceland. The Adventures of a Grain of Dust 2011-11-22T03:00:12.257Z Electronic tracking tags were attached to eight puffins, but only two of the tags were retrieved. Green Blog: The Secret Life of the Rambling Puffin 2012-02-09T21:22:21Z The first players to collect all species of birds — from the Florida scrub jay to the Atlantic puffin — will win a trip to the Galapagos Islands. Green Blog: For Bird Lovers, a Race to the Finish 2011-11-01T16:31:57Z The back was ornamented with the plumes of the yellow puffin, and the edge was trimmed with seal-fur. Alone with the Hairy Ainu or, 3,800 miles on a pack saddle in Yezo and a cruise to the Kurile Islands. 2011-10-30T02:00:10.270Z The puffin tracker must be removed from the bird’s leg in order to get information that helps researchers plot the course the puffin flew. Tracking puffins helps scientists learn about unusual bird 2012-03-27T01:51:51Z Puffins are hunted principally for their companionable qualities, a domesticated puffin being held the equal—if not quite—of the average Dobrudjan housewife in many respects, such as, for instance, self-respect. Of All Things 2011-10-09T02:00:26.957Z Each spring, puffins, a member of the auk family, begin nesting, laying a single egg in a rock crevice. Green Blog: The Secret Life of the Rambling Puffin 2012-02-09T21:22:21Z He bit the end off his cigar, lit it, and slammed out of that kitchen, puffin' like a soft-coal tug. The Postmaster 2011-09-21T02:00:28.863Z As the gown is worn usually loose it has the identical shape of a dressing-gown; it is ornamented with yellow feathers of puffins round the neck and the edge. Alone with the Hairy Ainu or, 3,800 miles on a pack saddle in Yezo and a cruise to the Kurile Islands. 2011-10-30T02:00:10.270Z That’s because puffins are “pelagic” birds, meaning they live most of the year at sea. Tracking puffins helps scientists learn about unusual bird 2012-03-27T01:51:51Z We were fortunate enough to catch several male puffins, which were so ingenuous as to eat the carpet-tacks we offered them. Of All Things 2011-10-09T02:00:26.957Z The puffins in this new study, conducted by the Audubon Society’s Project Puffin restoration program, nested at the Seal Island National Wildlife Refuge, a remote 65-acre seabird haven 20 miles from the mainland. Green Blog: The Secret Life of the Rambling Puffin 2012-02-09T21:22:21Z So that night, when he comes puffin' in and sets down, as usual, in the most comfortable chair, I went over and come to anchor alongside of him. The Postmaster 2011-09-21T02:00:28.863Z Guillemots and puffins, cormorants and northern divers, everywhere darted, swam, or slept upon the listless ocean, whose deep breathing no more than lifted a league-long calm here and there, to lapse breathlike as it rose. The Divine Adventure Volume IV 2011-09-04T02:00:03.717Z Sticky spines in their mouths allow puffins to carry 10 or more fish at one time — a real timesaver! Tracking puffins helps scientists learn about unusual bird 2012-03-27T01:51:51Z The puffin is most commonly taken for its feathers. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 1 "Evangelical Church Conference" to "Fairbairn, Sir William" 2011-07-16T02:00:16.387Z Gulf of Maine Coastal Program, Fish and Wildlife ServiceTwo years of travels by Cabot the puffin. Green Blog: The Secret Life of the Rambling Puffin 2012-02-09T21:22:21Z "It's been hired for an eatin'-house," he says, puffin' and out of breath. The Postmaster 2011-09-21T02:00:28.863Z The secret lives of thousands of puffins and other birds are being caught on camera on an island off the coast of Northumberland. Puffins' private lives on show 2011-07-05T06:07:37Z No. In the United States, tufted and horned puffins are seen in the northern Pacific Ocean. Tracking puffins helps scientists learn about unusual bird 2012-03-27T01:51:51Z Men tie ropes to the stakes and abseil down the cliffs to collect gannets, fulmars, kittiwakes and, in the summertime, the puffins that the islanders also traditionally eat. Far-flung Faroes 2011-05-28T11:00:07Z Knowing where the puffin goes will be useful to conservationists seeking to protect the birds across their range. Green Blog: The Secret Life of the Rambling Puffin 2012-02-09T21:22:21Z Then the fat man—his name was Johnson—hauled out cigars and the males lit and started puffin'. The Postmaster 2011-09-21T02:00:28.863Z Where is the bard who sings Penguin or puffin, Grebe, guillemot, or gull? Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 105, August 12th 1893 2011-05-21T02:00:09.207Z Thus, among the Tlingit there are eighteen great families, with the name of wolf, bear, eagle, whale, shark, porpoise, puffin, orca, orca-bear; raven, frog, goose, beaver, owl, sea-lion, salmon, dogfish, crow. American Indians 2011-04-21T02:00:55.200Z For every human being here, there are ten puffins. Coastguards and diesel 2011-04-13T03:06:14Z "I thought she looked like a lively young puffin," he said, and then trotted on in front, his head rolling between his shoulders, and his eyes down. The Deemster 2011-04-08T02:00:08.197Z As we progress further inland we shall come across great colonies of puffins, ducks and swans. His Unknown Wife 2011-01-27T03:00:38.763Z She was puffin’ like a hen drawin’ rails when she went past me. Lost Farm Camp 2011-01-23T03:00:16.437Z He also traveled to Iceland to hunt puffins, which are protected as endangered in the U.K. Shark-finning gangsters assault celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay 2011-01-10T20:15:02.367Z Imagine the arrival at the buttery hatch of those three hundred puffins! Nooks and Corners of Cornwall 2010-12-30T03:00:24.033Z Many puffins I shot, that much frequent these shores, but their flesh was rank and salt, and they were scarcely worth the powder I spent on them. The Deemster 2011-04-08T02:00:08.197Z And then he turns short round, and goes puffin’ along one o’ the side walks; while, knowin’ as my old mare wouldn’t run away to save her life, I follered. Original Penny Readings A Series of Short Sketches 2010-12-20T17:11:48.837Z Until now, very little was known about where puffins went during the winter as the birds spent the entire time at sea. 2010-01-12T18:25:00Z The Arctic terns and puffins have been flying away and back at unusual times of the season. 2009-12-22T12:58:00Z There was a neat little creek, where a boat might lie as snug as a puffin in her nest, and out from this creek a ledge of sunken rocks ran into the sea. Fairy and Folk Tales of the Irish Peasantry The wall-like, reddish-brown cliff rose almost sheer above, with gulls and puffins and guillemots and cormorants perched on its rugged crags, or rising to circle screaming in the air. The Head Girl at the Gables The puffin uses its wings under the water, and so do the other members of the auk family. Grenfell: Knight-Errant of the North He said the development of geolocators - small location loggers that weigh 1.5g, which are fitted to birds' legs - allowed the team to track the puffins movements for the first time. 2010-01-12T18:25:00Z It's outrageous, sir!" says he, puffin' up his cheeks, "It's scandalous! Side-stepping with Shorty The auks and puffins, scared from their rocky perches, plunged into the ocean, and rose at a little distance to look for the reason of the disturbance. Marguerite De Roberval A Romance of the Days of Jacques Cartier Look, Tricksy, I thought you might like to have them—two young puffins, not long hatched.' The Adventure League You can make fine omelet from the eggs of eiders, gulls, puffins and cormorants. Grenfell: Knight-Errant of the North Adverse conditions that limited the birds' access to food was one hypothesis for why there was a dramatic fall in the population of North Sea puffins between 2003 and 2008. 2010-01-12T18:25:00Z Aunt Isabella has lost her breath and her bonnet has slid over one ear, the Bishop is red in the face, and Dennis is puffin' like a freight engine. Side-stepping with Shorty The puffin is an odd little fellow, smaller than the auk, but of the same general hue, with a short neck and a queer bill. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 88, February, 1865 Similarly the auks, divers, puffins, terns, and grebes, noddies, and guillemots may be associated together in one order—the order Pygopodes. The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, September 1879 Well, the puffins are to Labrador what penguins are to the South Pole country. Grenfell: Knight-Errant of the North "The first thing," he says, puffin' away; "the first thing, is this—just how much do you think of this dame, all jokes aside?" Kid Scanlan He was puffin' some, but outside of that he was as good as new. Side-stepping with Shorty |
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