See A Curious Puffin Befriend A Human

While on vacation with her husband in the Shetland Islands in Scotland, Julie Barry made a new friend.

An Atlantic puffin found its way through a fence and wandered over to where Barry was sitting photographing the birds. It is likely the puffin was looking to breed, as breeding is the only reason puffins go to land.

In the video, which Barry captured on her phone, the puffin ducks under the fence and waddles curiously to Barry’s bag and eventually under her leg. It looks around for a few minutes before strolling away.

Barry said she kept as quiet and still as she could while the bird poked around.

"I couldn't believe how long it stayed under my leg," she wrote

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