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Iceland Circumnavigation with Worldwide Quest -
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Vestdalur Valley
Nature Reserve in East Iceland. 26 June 2016 |
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This beautiful walk
uphill passes many waterfalls. |
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Our guide, Bjarki
Borgþórsson
was excellent and gave us lots of good information. 26 June 2016. |
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Click on photo or link for panoramic view of Vestdalur Valley with
its cascading waterfalls |
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Some of our Worldwide
Quest group. Vestdalur Valley on 26 June 2016. |
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A pair of Harlequin
Ducks on the swiftly flowing freshwater river, their preferred
breeding habitat. Vestdalur Valley on 26 June 2016. |
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Click on photo or here for video of Harlequin Ducks in Vestdalur Valley |
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Red-necked Phalarope
with chicks trying to hide underneath the adult. Vestdalur Valley on 26 June
2016. |
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Eurasian Whimbrel on
its breeding grounds. Vestdalur Valley on 26 June 2016. |
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It's a treat to see
Northern Wheatear in the more barren rocky areas near Seydisfjordur.
26 June 2016 |
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Greylag Goose nest.
Skalanes on 26 June 2016. |
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The parent returns quickly to the nest.
Skalanes on 26 June 2016. Nootka Lupins may look attractive but they
spread quickly and smother native vegetation. One also wonders what
impact this is having on ground-nesting birds that like sparse or
open vegetation. |
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Meadow Pipit on Nootka
Lupin near Seydisfjordur on 26 June 2016. |
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