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Iceland's Bird Cliffs

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.

 

Razorbills at Saxholsbjarg on Snafellsnes Peninsula on 2 July 2015.

 

Atlantic Puffins at Saxholsbjarg on Snafellsnes Peninsula on 2 July 2015.

 

Seabird watching along the bird cliffs at Saxholsbjarg on Snafellsnes Peninsula on 2 July 2015.

 

The bird cliffs at Saxholsbjarg on Snafellsnes Peninsula on 2 July 2015.

 

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

 

Nesting Black-legged Kittiwakes. 2 July.

 

Nesting Northern Fulmars. 2 July

 

Small island formed from basalt with two Shags. 2 July 2015

 

Shag on 2 July

 

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