Atlantic Puffin Colony Bird Island Newfoundland

A colony of Atlantic Puffin return to Bird Island just off the shore from Cape Bonavista Lighthouse in Newfoundland, Canada every year.

The rugged rocks of Bird Island in Newfoundland, Canada is where this colony of Atlantic Puffin reside during the breeding season. The males will clear out the area where they will make their nest which they sometimes blanket with grass, feathers or seaweed to make the nest comfortable. This group of Atlantic Puffins take some time out from their busy schedule and congregate on top of the rocks at Bird Island.

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.