[Length 18 in. Wingspan 28 in.]

This "Pacific" Thick-billed Murre in flight was photographed at the Northwest Point sea watch at the village of Gambell on St. Lawrence Island, Alaska, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm ED f4.5 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: May 1989)

[Length 18 in. Wingspan 28 in.]

These "Pacific" Thick-billed Murres were photographed at their nesting cliffs on St. Paul Island in the Pribilof Islands, Alaska, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm ED f4.5 lens on Ektachrome 200 film. (Date: June 1989)

[Length 12.5 in. Wingspan 21 in.]

This Atlantic Puffin was photographed at Sumburgh Head RSPB Reserve, Sumburgh, Mainland, Shetland, Scotland, Great Britain. Photo taken with a Nikkor 70-200mm EDAF-S VR f2.8 lens (EFL=157mm) on a Nikon D100 camera. (Date: June 12, 2004)

[Length 12.5 in. Wingspan 21 in.]

This Atlantic Puffin in flight was photographed near the breeding cliffs on Gull Island in Witless Bay, Newfoundland, Canada. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF f4.0 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: July 1994)

[Length 12.5 in. Wingspan 21 in.]

This Atlantic Puffin in flight was photographed carrying fish back to its young in Witless Bay, Newfoundland, Canada. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF f4.0 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: July 1994)

[Length 12.5 in. Wingspan 21 in.]

Atlantic Puffins are black and white seabirds instantly recognized by their clown-like faces and brilliantly colored triangular bills. They occur in the north Atlantic and adjacent Arctic waters, northern Scandinavia, and northwestern Russia. In North America they breed in large colonies on islands and rocky headlands in coastal eastern Canada. Puffins feed on small fish. During the breeding season, they can be seen flying back to their nesting burrows to feed their young with as many as a dozen fish drooping like an old man's whiskers from the sides of their bills. Normally, a boat ride is required to see one up close, but this one was photographed from the rocks right along the shore of Witless Bay in Newfoundland, Canada. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF f4 lens with 2X teleconverter on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: July 1994)

[Length 12.5 in. Wingspan 21 in.]

This Atlantic Puffin, bringing a mouthful of fish back to its burrow, was photographed at Sumburgh Head RSPB Reserve, Sumburgh, Mainland, Shetland, Scotland, Great Britain. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF-S f4 lens (EFL=450mm) on a Nikon D100 camera. (Date: June 10, 2004)

[Length 12.5 in. Wingspan 21 in.]

This Atlantic Puffin was photographed at Sumburgh Head RSPB Reserve, Sumburgh, Mainland, Shetland, Scotland, Great Britain. Photo taken with a Nikkor 180mm EDAF-D f2.8 lens (EFL=270mm) on a Nikon D100 camera. (Date: June 12, 2004)