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  2. Atlantic puffin - Wikipedia

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    Aerial predators of the Atlantic puffin include the great black-backed gull (Larus marinus), the great skua (Stercorarius skua), and similar-sized species, which can catch a bird in flight, or attack one that is unable to escape fast enough on the ground. On detecting danger, puffins take off and fly down to the safety of the sea or retreat ...

  3. Puffin - Wikipedia

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    Horned puffin burrows are usually about 1 meter (3.3 feet) deep, ending in a chamber, while the tunnel leading to a tufted puffin burrow may be up to 2.75 meters (9.0 feet) long. The nesting substrate of the tufted and Atlantic puffins is soft soil, into which tunnels are dug; in contrast, the nesting sites of horned puffins are rock crevices ...

  4. Now's the time to find Atlantic puffins in nearby Maine ... - AOL

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    Puffin beaks (and feet) turn bright orange every spring in preparation for the breeding season. The older the puffin the larger and more brightly colored the beak - serving as an indicator of ...

  5. Portal:Scottish islands/Fauna - Wikipedia

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    This puffin has a black crown and back, light grey cheek patches, and a white body and underparts. Its broad, boldly marked red-and-black beak and orange legs contrast with its plumage. It moults while at sea in the winter, and some of the brightly coloured facial characteristics are lost, with colour returning during the spring. The external ...

  6. List of birds of Newfoundland and Labrador - Wikipedia

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    Flamingoes are gregarious wading birds, usually 3 to 5 feet (0.9 to 1.5 m) tall, found in both the Western and Eastern Hemispheres. Flamingos filter-feed on shellfish and algae. Their oddly shaped beaks are adapted to separate mud and silt from the food they consume and, uniquely, are used upside-down. American flamingo, Phoenicopterus ruber (A)

  7. Climate change threatens almost 70% of puffins ... - AOL

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    Experts have drawn up guidelines for helping threatened European seabirds – which could include placing model puffins to attract them to new sites. Climate change threatens almost 70% of puffins ...

  8. Alderney Puffin nests almost trebled since 2005 - AOL

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    The number of Puffin nests in Alderney has almost trebled since the island's wildlife trust starting monitoring the animals in 2005. Alderney Wildlife Trust said the latest Puffin Survey found 330 ...

  9. Manx shearwater - Wikipedia

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    The scientific name of this species records a name shift: Manx shearwaters were called Manks puffins in the 17th century. Puffin is an Anglo-Norman word (Middle English pophyn) for the cured carcasses of nestling shearwaters. The Atlantic puffin acquired the name much later, possibly because of its similar nesting habits.