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Rhinoceros Auklet

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  • Rhinoceros Auklet

    Rhinoceros Auklet

    The squat, grayish Rhinoceros Auklet is a close relative of puffins, although it doesn't sport quite such a fancy bill. Still, its name refers to the single vertical horn that sticks up from its orange bill—an odd accessory that turns out to be fluorescent and may be used for visual communication. These seabirds are fairly common along the Pacific Coast of North America, where they hunt close to shore for small schooling fish, pursuing them by "flying" underwater with strong wingbeats. info from the Macauley Library

  • Rhinoceros Auklet

    Rhinoceros Auklet

    From the Blackfish Sea summer of 2020

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