Papageitaucher Fratercula

Papageitaucher_Fratercula Atlantic Puffin

Papageitaucher Fratercula

Spending the autumn and winter in the open ocean of the cold northern seas, the Atlantic puffin returns to coastal areas at the start of the breeding season in late spring. It nests in clifftop colonies, digging a burrow in which a single white egg is laid. The chick mostly feeds on whole fish and grows rapidly. After about six weeks it is fully fledged and makes its way at night to the sea. It swims away from the shore and does not return to land for several years. (Retrieved Sept 7, 2018 from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantic_puffin)

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