Atlantic Puffin
July 2006 – near Husavik, Iceland
Do these birds have any idea how cute and comical they appear? They might look like clowns of the sea, but they live a very hard life – they spend most of the year out at sea, only coming to land for a few months to nest in burrows. And during those times, they have to look out for hungry rats, and even humans. Puffins are on the menu in Iceland (though, I’m told they’re not very tasty… it’s just that in the past, Icelanders were desperate for meat).
Atlantic Puffin
Atlantic Puffins are a lot more graceful in the water than they are on land. And likely, still more graceful under the water.