Tufted Puffin, of the Alcidae Clan, is an easily recognized in-habitant of the Pacific Northwest with a stubby black body, white face, tufts of long feathers behind its eyes and a large orange parrot-like bill. Short narrow wings serve both in diving deeply and flying swiftly, and the large webbed red feet can double as brakes. Puffin live in colonies that are situated on vertical sea cliffs and on a diet of small fish. This depiction show the chick tucked into the wing. The chicks are raised on the catch delivered to the nest-site in the adult bird's large bill. The usually silent parent uses protective growling notes to communicate when home in the nest. Puffin beaks were prized by the Haida for their use in ceremonial regalia.


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