Sunday, August 6, 2023

Tufted Puffin - Puffling

A young Tufted Puffin (which is called a Puffling) peeks out from inside the burrow while an adult stands outside, at Haystack Rock, Cannon Beach, Oregon in early August.

Pufflings spend about six weeks in the nest, being fed by their parents. Then they leave at night when it is safer from predators. The young birds are fully independent after leaving the nest, and will spend the next few years out at sea, only returning to the breeding colony when they are fully grown. -https://birdfact.com/articles/baby-puffins