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Description
Like many auks, puffins eat both fish and zooplankton, but feed their chicks primarily with small marine fish several times a day.
The prey species of the Atlantic Puffin include the sandeel (pictured), herring and capelin.
The puffins are distinct in their ability to hold several (sometimes over a dozen) small fish at a time, crosswise in their bill, rather than regurgitating swallowed fish. This allows them to take longer foraging trips, since they can come back with more food energy for their chick than a bird that can only carry one fish at a time. This behaviour is made possible by the unique hinging mechanism of their beak, which allows the upper and lower biting edges to meet at any of a number of angles.
© Wayman 2013
The prey species of the Atlantic Puffin include the sandeel (pictured), herring and capelin.
The puffins are distinct in their ability to hold several (sometimes over a dozen) small fish at a time, crosswise in their bill, rather than regurgitating swallowed fish. This allows them to take longer foraging trips, since they can come back with more food energy for their chick than a bird that can only carry one fish at a time. This behaviour is made possible by the unique hinging mechanism of their beak, which allows the upper and lower biting edges to meet at any of a number of angles.
© Wayman 2013
Image size
4351x3108px 8.8 MB
Make
© Wayman 2013
Model
NIKON D7000
Shutter Speed
1/800 second
Aperture
F/5.6
Focal Length
400 mm
ISO Speed
200
Date Taken
Jul 13, 2013, 10:42:46 AM
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Nice capture.