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Iceland's Bird Cliffs |
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From left to right: Common Murre with an
unmarked head, bridled Common Murre, which is a morph of the Common
Murre, with a white circle around the eye with a line extending
behind the eye, and Thick-billed Murres with a white line along the
side of the bill. Saxholsbjarg on Snafellsnes Peninsula on 2 July
2015. |
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Razorbills at
Saxholsbjarg on Snafellsnes Peninsula on 2 July 2015. |
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Atlantic Puffins at
Saxholsbjarg on Snafellsnes Peninsula on 2 July 2015. |
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Seabird watching along
the bird cliffs at Saxholsbjarg on Snafellsnes Peninsula on 2 July
2015. |
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The bird cliffs at
Saxholsbjarg on Snafellsnes Peninsula on 2 July 2015. |
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Basalt cliffs near Budir have many
ledges for Black-legged Kittiwakes and Northern Fulmars to nest.
Common Scurvy-grass or Spoonwort thrives on the cliffs rich in bird
droppings. 2 July 2015 |
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Nesting Black-legged
Kittiwakes. 2 July. |
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Nesting Northern
Fulmars. 2 July |
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Small island formed
from basalt with two Shags. 2 July 2015 |
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Shag on 2 July |
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Please go to
page 3 - Wildflowers
of Iceland |
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