After pairing up, often with the same partner as in previous years, puffins use that gaudy beak and their webbed feet to dig a burrow in the soft earth. (In some locations the birds nest among ...

Want to show some love for puffins, those engaging coastal seabirds? Order a puffin license plate. “The Oregon Coast Aquarium is one of three facilities in the Pacific Northwest, and the only in the ...

Atlantic puffins’ beaks are more reminiscent of birds that live in the rainforest than on chilly cliffs. Bright orange or red, with blue and white streaks, it’s obvious why they’ve been ...

Magpies are actually highly intelligent birds and can use tools, play games, work in teams, and mimic human speech. Puffins are many people's favourite bird and it’s easy to see why with their ...

Study finds that birds-of-paradise are biofluorescent, suggesting that this "hidden" phenomenon provides enhanced signaling for hierarchy and courtship.

As part of our ad hoc Scotland’s Wonderful Wildlife series, Thom Quinn describes a consequential meeting with a puffin, a ...

One of the country's most beloved and recognisable birds is about to return to our shores. Puffins are beloved by many for ...

A young puffin found on a Manx beach joins 10 other rescued seabirds at a sanctuary in Cornwall. Woody the dog switches his detection skills from ferrets to rats in a bid to save Rathlin's birds.

The first survey of the colourful birds in five years has found that puffin numbers are up 15 per cent to an estimated 50,000 pairs last year on the Farne Islands, compared to 44,000 in 2019.