Meet this week's Bird of the Week, ✨Pyrite✨ Pyrite is a horned puffin, and he, like his potential love interest Pebble, will also be turning five this summer. Pyrite was definitely showing interest in Pebble this past summer, so we'll see if these two become an official pair this coming summer! Horned puffins typically form pairs that mate for life, and at the ASLC, we typically start seeing those pairings when they're about five years old. Here, Pyrite is practicing bill stacking, which is how

When you gotta shake off the drama before flying into the weekend! This puffin pulls off a mid-air shimmy like it’s auditioning for Dancing with the Birds—Fun fact: Puffins are expert swimmers, In Alaska, they can dive over 200 feet for fish… but apparently they still need a good shake to get airborne! #puffins #ShakeItOff #jaredsolbergphotography #CanonR7 #majormarinetours #alaskaphotography #naturelove #daycruise #WildlifeAdventures #wildlifephotographer #NatureLovers #wildlifephotography #ala

Roadside puffin rescue! Katie Barbour found and saved this little puffin who was hanging out by the side of the road. www.cbc.ca/nl | CBC Newfoundland and Labrador