Enduringly popular, Puffins are perhaps our most iconic species of
bird, and are the most immediately identifiable of seabirds with
their decorative bills and clown-like gait. Yet when they take to
the air they wheel and turn with great agility and underwater these
stocky little birds use short specially adapted wings to propel
themselves through the water in pursuit of small fish. Surprisingly
little was known about Puffin ecology until recently thanks to
their preferred breeding habitat being underground on remote
islands or hard-to-reach coastlines. Now Euan Dunn discloses all we
have learnt about them as a result of technological advances, and
provides a revealing account of their life cycle, behaviour and
breeding, what they eat, how they interact in their busy colonies,
and where they migrate to in winter. Euan also exposes the mounting
threats Puffins face and offers advice on the best places to see
them. Each Spotlight title is carefully designed to introduce
readers to the lives and behaviour of our favourite birds and
mammals.
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