Seal Island Puffin Burrow Cam - posted by Audubon Celeste
Happy Summer Solstice! Summer is officially here, which means we can expect longer days and warmer temperatures. Still waiting on the warmer temps, though, as it hasn’t gotten warmer than 70 degrees here in Maine in a while!
Our puffins, who spend their summers breeding here off the Gulf of Maine, are in sync with the season. This is a busy time for them (and the myriad other seabirds who inhabit Seal Island!), seeing as they’re now engaged in chick feeding and rearing.
Evidence of this comes from our on-cam burrow, where Duryea is growing steadily. He’s becoming quite the rotund little puffling! After a valiant battle with a butterfish last week, it looks like Duryea’s diet has returned to the much more easily digestible food. Willie and Millie are great at ensuring little Duryea doesn’t go hungry!
Big white tummy Puffling with parent in background.
Good morning Beakers!
Morning Lilbro, Blschue, Lori, Clynn, Tsk, Lisa, Karen, Oldguy, Puff, Eagles, Kb, Tig, Baz, Phyl, Peep, Jaspurr, Pink, Jilltosa, BL, Eburg, Weasel, Ezee, Bggolden, T40, ssrl, Maxie, Nrstooge, Omasawyer, Paulie and All!{{{Karen}}} sorry about the hair cut
.... I know poor Iris
{{{Lisa and Jeff}}} oh tomorrow
... I'll try to be a good supportive friend for you and not blubber or moan. I know how hard tomorrow and days to follow may be. Enjoy your day. Bless you both.
Tsk, I bet Tasha will try to redo this new den. She's a worker, Holly is lazy.
Clynn, the kids look great and enjoying being cozy in your family room ... I have Mike's grandmother's metal hand mixer and it works.
I had my wedding electric frying pan for 35 years or so. Yes, on the flour sifter too! Sweet mama otter.
Phyl, I had a viewmaster and my mom had those glasses.
Phyl, Thanks for updates on Anthony and GSB kids.What a success it is to see all 4 doing well!! Congrats dad Newman!
It's sweet to see the two siblings remain close.... This is what I read last night "OceanGate founder and CEO Stockton Rush is married to Wendy Rush, the g
reat-great-granddaughter of Isidore and Ida Straus, who choose to remain onboard the sinking Titanic together so that others could escape to safety in their place."
https://www.npr.org/2023/06/22/1183704775/oceangate-stockton-rush-wife-titanic-movie-couple. I remember this couple was written in the Titanic movies.
