Splendors of Brittany
Back in Brittany again and I do not have much time except to say that this adorable bird is a Puffin. There are only 3 species of Puffin in the world whereas there are 17 species of Penguins! This is an Atlantic Puffin (Fratercula arctica), the other two species live in the Pacific Ocean.
In spring orange plates grow over the bill which are then shed later, after the breeding season. Puffins are monogamous and both incubate the one egg and care for the chick that they hatch out.
Wonderful postcard!!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful card. I'm always very happy to be back in Brittany again! There is something comical about puffins, I think.
ReplyDeleteWhen we were visiting Bar Harbour, Maine, we took a tour to go whale watching. We were supposed to see some puffins, too. In the end we saw neither whales nor puffins, just fog, fog, fog...
ReplyDeletePretty with the sea thrift. I can never resist a puffin card while in Brittany.
ReplyDeletegreat card! nice to see you blogging jocelyn :)
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