Puffins
Puffins swim about; Borgarfjordur Eystri, northeast Iceland.
Puffins on the lookout; Vestmannaeyjar Islands, south Iceland
Puffin in flight has a look at me, Vestmannaeyjar Islands.
Puffin emerging from nesting hole, Borgarfjordur Eystri
Puffin preens at Borgarfjordur Eystri
Puffin with a catch; Borgarfjordur Eystri, northeast Iceland.
Other Feathered Friends
Juvenile Kittiwake, Borgarfjordur Eystri. The adults are largely plain white birds, but the juveniles have very pretty markings.
Whimbrel; Drangsnes, West Fjords. Unlike Whimbrels in California, which you only tend to see in coastal marshes, the Whimbrels in Iceland are seen feeding in the fields where they are one of the most common birds.
Red-throated Loon; Landeyjahöfn Harbor, south Iceland
Oystercatchers; Drangsnes, West Fjords
Arctic Terns fishing at Hellissandur, west Iceland. Just east of this town, fledglings of these terns sit on the main road waiting to be fed by their parents. Even though the speed limit is a slow 20 kph because of this, cars still need to blow their horn to get the birds off the road.
Fulmar nest, Borgarfjordur Eystri
Whooper Swan family on stream in north Iceland. These swans winter in Great Britain.
The Redwing is a common Thrush in the interior of Iceland. Bruarfoss, Golden Circle.
Black Guillemot, West Fjords