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Alumni Expedition with Worldwide Quest |
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Iceland Circumnavigation Cruise |
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19 to 29 June
2016
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Atlantic Puffin
bringing
sand eels to its young in the burrow on the island of Vigur in
Iceland's Westfjords. 22
June 2016 |
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Click on link for video of Atlantic Puffin carrying fish on Vigur on
22 June 2016 |
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Many thanks
to Laurielle Penny of
Worldwide Quest for inviting me to lead this expedition
cruise for the University of British Columbia Alumni. I thank all
our participants for their enthusiasm, good humour, and
energy, which made this trip an exciting adventure. |
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Vigur has the only windmill
still in existence in Iceland. |
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Black Guillemots were
common and approachable on Vigur. It was a treat to watch them up
close. 22 June 2016. |
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Click to watch video of Black Guillemots |
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Common Redshanks were
easy to see as a breeding shorebird everywhere we went in Iceland. |
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Eurasian Oystercatcher
on Vigur at same spot as puffins on 22 June 2016. |
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Female Common Eider on Vigur where they
nest everywhere and are protected from predators to ensure survival
of female Eiders for down production. Several nests were very close
to trail. 22 June 2016. |
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This Common Eider nest
is from Skalanes on 26 June 2016. Collecting down is still big
business in places such as Vigur and Skalanes. |
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Seal on Vigur on 22
June 2016. |
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Watching Atlantic
Puffins on Vigur on 22 June 2016. |
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It's about 30 minutes
boat ride from Isafjordur to the island of Vigur. 22 June 2016. |
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