These photos were taken through glass at the Seattle Aquarium, giving the images a painterly effect. Both are Tufted Puffins, the bird at the top is in non-breeding plumage, giving it a more drab appearance. Click on the photos for larger images.
did you like how i left that comment without even asking you WHY you waited until i had left seattle to come and visit????????????????????
no aquariums in southeast ohio.
Should I be offended that you don’t remember when I DID visit you and Dan in Seattle? I thought about you guys the entire time I was there, which was two days…
Dancing Bird Studio 
i. love. puffins. i wished we could have seen them in maine this summer but our visits did not coincide.
did you like how i left that comment without even asking you WHY you waited until i had left seattle to come and visit????????????????????
no aquariums in southeast ohio.
Should I be offended that you don’t remember when I DID visit you and Dan in Seattle? I thought about you guys the entire time I was there, which was two days…
ooh, ouch. apparently, it wasn’t long enough, or was TOO long ago. i do remember…but it was definitely a different lifetime.