Adorned with its breeding plumage, the cute puffin is a bird which is often nicknamed clown of the ocean or sea rooster.
Atlantic puffins are also known as the common puffin, and about 95% of the North American puffin population breeds along the coastline of Newfoundland - Bird Island is a popular breeding ground.
Atlantic Puffins, Fratercula artica, nesting on Bird Island just off shore from Cape Bonavista Lighthouse, Bonavista Peninsula, Bonavista Bay, Discovery Trail, Newfoundland Labrador, Newfoundland, Canada.
Technical Information:
I photographed this photo with the digital SLR camera model Canon EOS-1Ds Mark II, aperture of f/7.1, exposure time of 1/640 sec. on ISO 100, as always I used a original Canon Lens, the focus lenght for this picture was 400mm.