Tufted Puffin

©Alexander Viduetsky

Published: September 7, 2009

Subscriber Alex Viduetsky of Valley Village, California, photographed this Tufted Puffin (Fratercula cirrhata) as it took flight in Kenai Fjords National Park in Alaska.

During his trip to Alaska, Alex photographed fairly common Horned Puffins as well as less common Tufted Puffins. He used a Canon 40D and a 100-400mm lens.

See photos of Atlantic Puffins:
An airborne bird
A group of puffins on Machias Seal Island
A bird carrying nesting material

Read about birding Alaska's Pribilof Islands, home of Tufted and Horned Puffins and many other birds. (Subscriber access only)

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