Look out, puffin landing!

The way puffins land is hilarious! They have very short wings for their weight, therefore cannot hover or come in slowly like most other birds. The result is somewhere between a crash landing and a feet first, screeching-to-a-halt stop straight out of a warner brothers cartoon. I always get the feeling they are not quite in control of most of the process. Take a look at this photo, you'll see what I mean.