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I got one in flight, it was a great shot

those silly birds, I loved them all

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[–] porcelainpitcher 2 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Glorious, indeed! Do they not spend too much time airborne? (I do realise they're swimmers)

[–] thisbenzingring@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 6 days ago (1 children)

they are basically flying penguins and so basically bad fliers. they need the island cliffs for protection and getting airborne with little efforts

[–] porcelainpitcher 2 points 4 days ago
[–] TheOakTree@lemm.ee 2 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Most birds can glide with their wings, and flap to gain height.

Puffins flap their wings to "glide." Think of the chickens/cuckoos in Legend of Zelda :P

[–] porcelainpitcher 1 points 4 days ago

Vintage. I can picture it now.