I have several short stories about my adventures in Iceland and some of the people I met on the tour. If you would like to read about my Icelandic adventures, please click here . Puffins do not sit on their eggs. They move up against the egg and cover it with their wing and side. Under water, puffins use their wings to swim while guiding themselves with their feet.
Atlantic puffins weigh about one pound and stand one foot tall.
Horned puffins weigh just over a pound and are also one foot tall. Tufted puffins weigh about one and three-quarter pounds and stand fifteen inches high. The males in all three groups weigh slightly more than their female counterparts. Puffins are not color blind. If an animal is brightly colored, especially in the breeding season, it can see color.