Maine is the only US State where Atlantic Puffins breed - if you want to see them before they leave, you must take a tour ...

His pet pluffins—plump, mischievous, green birds similar to penguins—frequently nab anything that isn’t nailed down, but Alta can win them over and change their feathers by feeding them.

The birds spend most of their lives in the open ocean. Observing birds at sea is nearly impossible, so much about puffins remains a mystery. Ecologists like Erpur Snær Hansen, who leads a team at the ...