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Eight cheerful pictures of puffins

22 October 2026 · Picture Desk

Here are eight cheerful pictures of puffins. Small beaks, serious little faces, and no bad news attached. The pictures are from public collections, not a news report.

02 Atlantic puffin on Treshnish Isles by Romaniviatores. A serious little face, somehow still cheerful. — Wikimedia Commons
02 Atlantic puffin on Treshnish Isles by Romaniviatores. A serious little face, somehow still cheerful. — Wikimedia Commons
Atlantic Puffin Fratercula arctica. They look dressed for a day that turned out kind. — Wikimedia Commons
Atlantic Puffin Fratercula arctica. They look dressed for a day that turned out kind. — Wikimedia Commons
Puffin (Fratercula arctica). A beak full of colour, and nothing else required. — Wikimedia Commons
Puffin (Fratercula arctica). A beak full of colour, and nothing else required. — Wikimedia Commons
Puffin (Fratercula arctica) in burrow. They seem pleased just to be standing there. — Wikimedia Commons
Puffin (Fratercula arctica) in burrow. They seem pleased just to be standing there. — Wikimedia Commons
Puffin (Fratercula arctica) in flight. A small bird, and a surprisingly large amount of cheer. — Wikimedia Commons
Puffin (Fratercula arctica) in flight. A small bird, and a surprisingly large amount of cheer. — Wikimedia Commons
Puffin (Fratercula arctica) outside burrow. The sort of face that makes a grey hour feel silly. — Wikimedia Commons
Puffin (Fratercula arctica) outside burrow. The sort of face that makes a grey hour feel silly. — Wikimedia Commons
Puffin (Fratercula arctica) with lesser sand eels (Ammodytes tobianus). They look as if the wind is on their side. — Wikimedia Commons
Puffin (Fratercula arctica) with lesser sand eels (Ammodytes tobianus). They look as if the wind is on their side. — Wikimedia Commons
Puffin Latrabjarg Iceland. A bright pause, and then they can go on. — Wikimedia Commons
Puffin Latrabjarg Iceland. A bright pause, and then they can go on. — Wikimedia Commons

That is all of them. A little brightness, and then back to the day.

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