The award for best decorative head gear among the birds of St. Paul would have to be a close tie between the tufted puffin and crested auklet. Most seabird species have relatively uninspiring plumage, with bodies cloaked in feathers colored on a monochromatic scale. Some Alcids in particular make up for this drab existence by developing fiery orange bills and flashy head plumes in the breeding season. Tufted puffins have been hanging around the cliffs in high numbers ever since we arrived on island, but crested auklets are just beginning to make an appearance, or at least I've only just begun to notice they're around.
Canon EOS 60D, Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L USM + 1.4x, ISO-400 f/5.6 @ 1/500 sec.
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