This Tufted Puffin (Fratercula cirrhata) aka Crested Puffin, just surfaced with a fresh catch in its beak. The small birds are great swimmers and dive

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This Tufted Puffin (Fratercula cirrhata) aka Crested Puffin, just surfaced with a fresh catch in its beak. The small birds are great swimmers and dive for fish, but have a difficult time flying, especially taking off from the water. Puffins will spend most of their lives at sea, and only come to shore to nest and give birth.

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Size: 4381px × 2921px
Location: Alaska
Photo credit: © David Crane / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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