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Eight cheerful pictures of puffins
2 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.
Puffin bird standing close up. A serious little face, somehow still cheerful. — public domainFree Atlantic puffin bird image. They look dressed for a day that turned out kind. — public domainPuffin bird holding fish closeup. A beak full of colour, and nothing else required. — public domainLarge billed Puffin Birds America. They seem pleased just to be standing there. — public domainAtlantic Puffin Fratercula arctica. A small bird, and a surprisingly large amount of cheer. — Wikimedia CommonsFrailecillo coletudo (Fratercula cirrhata), Bahía de la Resurección, Seward, Alaska, Estados Unidos, 2017 08 21, DD 34. The sort of face that makes a grey hour feel silly. — Wikimedia CommonsFrailecillo coletudo (Fratercula cirrhata), Bahía de la Resurección, Seward, Alaska, Estados Unidos, 2017 08 21, DD 37. They look as if the wind is on their side. — Wikimedia CommonsFrailecillo coletudo (Fratercula cirrhata), Bahía de la Resurección, Seward, Alaska, Estados Unidos, 2017 08 21, DD 46. 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.
