Puffins are easy to spot especially during mating season. Their bills grow brighter, more colorful plates of orange, yellow and black during courtship which then fall off at the end of the summer. Terns, penguins, pelicans, boobies, gulls, and albatross are only a few of the thousands of varieties of remarkable seabirds pictured in full-color in this easy-to-read book. Many of these birds exhibit special adaptations to their marine environment, including physical characteristics, eating habits, and breeding methods. The text presents intriguing facts about the marine habitat and several major seabird species and also explores the dangers of pollution, oil spills and overfishing.