How Can Puffins Fly Both in the Air and Underwater? Wild Birds Revealed

_{This YouTube video was produced by The Cornell Lab of Ornithology.}

Learn more: https://www.allaboutbirds.org/news/atlantic-puffins-wild-birds-revealed
Atlantic Puffins are a delight to watch, with their tuxedo-like plumage, waddling gait, and enormous, colorful bills. But behind those adorable looks lies a rare set of skills. Puffins are adept at living in two worlds: flying through the air and then diving deep underwater to catch fish.
In this episode of Wild Birds Revealed, nature photographers Tim and Russell Laman visit a Maine puffin colony with the goal of filming these mercurial birds not just in the air but underwater as well.
Using high-definition video and still photos, they uncover the details that allow puffins to succeed in two different environments simultaneously. Always inventive behind the camera, Tim and Russell devise a clever way to get close to puffins in the water—one that’s almost as cute as the puffins themselves.

Filmed on location by Tim and Russell Laman in Maine for the Cornell Lab of Ornithology’s Wild Birds Revealed—a series exploring the hidden lives of familiar birds. Learn more: https://www.allaboutbirds.org/news/atlantic-puffins-wild-birds-revealed

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Camera equipment used: OM-1 Mark II, M.Zuiko 150-400mm f4.5 TC1.25X IS PRO

Special Thanks:
Audubon’s Project Puffin
Don Lyons, Director of Conservation Science
Audubon Seabird Institute
Maine Coastal Islands National Wildlife Refuge Complex
James Robertson, Robertson Sea Tours