The curious case of the puffin losing its face. By Morgan Barnes; Feb 13, 2020 Feb 13, 2020 Updated Mar 20, 2021; Facebook; Twitter; ... Part of their face is going to fall off.

EASTERN EGG ROCK, Maine (AP) — On remote islands off the Maine coast, a unique bird held its own this year in the face of climate change. Atlantic puffins — clownish seabirds with colorful ...

Puffins are small seabirds that vary slightly in size depending on the species. The tufted puffin is slightly larger than the other species, weighing 18.3 to 35.3 ounces and measuring 14.2 to 15.8 ...

In July 2018, a puffin on an island in Iceland picked up a wooden stick and scratched its chest, a rare observation of a seabird using a tool. (Video: Annette L. Fayet) By Ben Guarino ...

The Atlantic puffin simply vanishes for months at a time. But when it returns to land, the fearless, clown-faced seabird is a sight that soothes the soul of many a bird-watcher.

Environment Maine’s puffin colonies recovering in the face of climate change The puffins — also known as “clowns of the sea” or “sea parrots” — nest in burrows and feed their chicks ...

The Maine puffin population once dwindled to only about 70 pairs on tiny Matinicus Rock. Hunters who pursued the birds for their meat and feathers had nearly wiped them out by the early 1900s.

An Atlantic puffin comes in for a landing while bringing in fish to feed its chick on Eastern Egg Rock, Maine, Sunday, Aug. 5, 2023. Robert F. Bukaty / AP ...

An Atlantic puffin brings a beak full of baitfish to feed its chick in a burrow under rocks on Eastern Egg Rock, a small island off mid-coast Maine, Sunday, Aug. 5, 2023.

The Maine puffin population once dwindled to only about 70 pairs on tiny Matinicus Rock. Hunters who pursued the birds for their meat and feathers had nearly wiped them out by the early 1900s.

The Maine puffin population once dwindled to only about 70 pairs on tiny Matinicus Rock. Hunters who pursued the birds for their meat and feathers had nearly wiped them out by the early 1900s.