Interesting facts about the Atlantic deadlock

Sea birds — Atlantic puffin or Sea parrot during the breeding season (June-July) change the color of their legs with flippers and a flat beak bright orange color. The same orange tint appears around his eyes, because of what they have become slightly sad look. Look birds in this crucial period of their life is very curious and this attracted the attention of many photographers and wildlife enthusiasts. After breeding these tropical birds will transport moult and lose their appeal, a halo around the eyes will glaze over and they become not so expressive, beak and legs white. Yes, and after the breeding season they spend time away for hundreds of miles from shore, in the ocean and see this bird almost impossible.





Atlantic puffin chooses the female and mates with her in the ocean. And then arriving on the shore, the pair digs a burrow where the female lays a single egg. By the way the egg doesn't hatch as many birds representatives, and carrying it under the wing, about 40 days. And then both parents feed their single child very small fish, sprats and herring. Incidentally, in its beak Atlantic puffin can put several dozen small fish. For prey, the parents go to the ocean and can move away from the shore to a distance of 100 km. in Addition to fish the dead end feeds on crustaceans and molluscs diving to a depth of 70 m.





Caring for a bird does not last long, little more than a month. And then still not able to fly the bird up and fly away into the ocean. Hungry young Atlantic puffin "on foot" goes to sea to earn their food. In a few weeks, his wings will get stronger and he can fly.

The biggest enemy for the Atlantic deadlock, is a large sea gull, which not only impoverishes the nest, but attacking a fledgling and can't fly Chicks.





















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