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Tufted Puffin fine-art print in the Audubon tradition. The plumed alcid of Pacific sea-cliffs, drawn on archival Hahnemuhle cotton rag.
Each print is made to order. You can cancel within 12 hours of ordering, after which it goes into production and cannot be cancelled. Secure checkout via Stripe.
Printed on Hahnemuhle Photo Rag 308gsm.
The Tufted Puffin (Fratercula cirrhata) breeds on sea-cliffs from central California to the Aleutians and spends the non-breeding months entirely at sea, far offshore, invisible from land. In breeding plumage the bill is massive and orange-red, the face is clean white, and pale golden tufts extend behind the eye in long curved plumes that give the species its name. After breeding season the bill plates are shed, the tufts drop, and the bird becomes a stocky dark seabird with no easy field mark.
It swims underwater using its wings, not its feet, reaching depths of 70 metres in pursuit of fish. It can carry multiple fish crosswise in a serrated bill while still diving for more. A Tufted Puffin returning to its burrow with a bill-load of sand lance is one of the set-piece images of Pacific coastal wildlife.
The Audubon plate shows the bird in full breeding plumage: the golden tufts at full extension behind the white face, the orange-red bill against the white, the sooty-black body. The cream ground gives the white face and golden tufts their range of value.
Unframed prints come on Hahnemuhle Photo Rag 308gsm, a heavyweight cotton rag with a soft matte surface and true archival life. The surface holds fine lines and subtle colour gradients without glare, which matters for Audubon-tradition work where the cream ground needs to read as paper, not as a white field. The framed option is set in a classic moulding, glazed and ready to hang, in black, white or natural.
Three sizes: 8x10, 16x20 and 24x30 inches, or a high-resolution digital download at $9. Prints from $39. Framed from $99.
Each print is made to order through our global print partner and shipped from the production lab nearest you - allow a few days for printing plus local tracked delivery.
Each print is made to order. You can change or cancel it within 12 hours of ordering. After that it goes into production and can no longer be cancelled, though we will always put right anything that arrives damaged.
The available sizes (up to 24x30 inches) and any framed finishes are shown above. Choose yours before checkout.
Yes - each print is sized to fit standard frames. Framed finishes are offered on many prints.
Because each print is made to order, contact us within 14 days of delivery and we will put it right.
