Meanwhile, Iceland’s puffin researchers wait patiently for the birds’ summer return. Adult puffins return to the same colony — even the same burrow — year after year.

Mr Trausti Gunnarsson, vice-chair of BirdLife Iceland, a non-governmental organisation focused on bird conservation, said: “Professional hunters are selling their puffin to restaurants willing ...

There are few birds in the northern hemisphere quite as striking and easily identifiable as a puffin. ... the average puffin population in Iceland has decreased by 70 percent over the last 30 years.

Puffins are Iceland's most common bird, but for the last 20 years, they have struggled to breed, according to Erpur Snaer Hansen, director of ecological research at the South Iceland Nature Center.

Puffins have a black body and a white chest, which is a recipe for blown highlights. Minimise this by always shooting in RAW ...

Throwing thousands of baby puffins off a cliff is a yearly tradition for the people of Iceland's Westman Islands. It's part of what's known as "puffling season" and is a crucial life-saving endeavor.

A stranded puffin has been rescued after being found more than a hundred miles away from its natural coastal habitat.

Throwing thousands of baby puffins off a cliff is a yearly tradition for the people of Iceland's Westman Islands. It's part of what's known as "puffling season" and is a crucial life-saving endeavor.

It’s puffling season on Heimaey, a volcanic island in the Vestmannaeyjar archipelago along the southern coast of Iceland. Just 4,500 people call the island home, but over a million puffin ...