Blame it on the beak, a multicolored spectacle where orange and yellow stripes jut from the base of black. Or perhaps it\u2019s that adorable plump body that resembles a petite penguin. Whatever the reason, the Atlantic Puffin has received top billing. Just ask Coca Cola who gave the bird a starring role in one of its most successful commercials as it struggles to crack open a bottle of Coke, urged on by a family of polar bears to use that legendary bill. This surge in popularity has had a regional effect, says Captain Andy Patterso, skipper aboard the 40-foot boat, the Barbara Frost. <\/em>Come summer, Patterson make the almost daily jaunt from Cutler, Maine to Machias Seal Island, the southernmost nesting grounds of puffins on the east coast.<\/p>\n

To see my latest story for Yankee Magazine on puffin viewing, please click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Blame it on the beak, a multicolored spectacle where orange and yellow stripes jut from the base of black. Or perhaps it\u2019s that adorable plump body that resembles a petite penguin. Whatever the reason, the Atlantic Puffin has received top billing. Just ask Coca Cola who gave the bird a starring role in one of…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":7089,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_kadence_starter_templates_imported_post":false,"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[54],"tags":[89,90],"class_list":["post-7088","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-wildlife-viewing","tag-maine","tag-puffins"],"yoast_head":"\n