Every summer, puffins — like this Horned Puffin — grow blazingly colorful layers over the bases of their huge beaks. But in the winter, puffins lead very different lives, and they shed their bright ornamentation. Puffins in winter are largely solitary — and silent. They spend about seven months alone at sea, before returning once again to their colonies to breed.More info and transcript at <a href="https://www.birdnote.org/podcasts/birdnote-daily/winter-puffins-lead-very-different-lives" target="_blank">BirdNote.org</a>.Want more BirdNote? <a href="https://www.birdnote.org/subscribe-newsletter" target="_blank">Subscribe</a> to our weekly newsletter. Sign up for <a href="https://birdnote.supercast.com/" target="_blank">BirdNote+</a> to get ad-free listening and other perks. BirdNote is a nonprofit. Your <a href="https://www.birdnote.org/about/great-ways-support-birdnote" target="_blank">tax-deductible gift </a>makes these shows possible.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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