Saturday, December 13, 2014

Ejder - Somateria mollissima - Common Eider

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Ejder - Somateria mollissima - Common Eider 
© NF Photo 140603  Tjörnin damm, Reykjavik

Last night in Reykjavik and I went to the Tjörnin damm to watch birds. And I was lucky to see newly hatched eiders. But I also did wee one eider male eating from the people feeding them with bread. That can´t be good.

This is the last post with birds from Iceland. This was not a birding trip but I still managed to get 25 bird species photographed in those seven days. Some of them lifers. And captured while the others on the trip were having lunch. :)

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Tuesday, December 9, 2014

Småskrake - Mergus serrator - Red-breasted Merganser

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Småskrake - Mergus serrator - Red-breasted Merganser 
© NF Photo 140603 Reykjavik, Iceland

This whould be a male. I did not see any female.
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Saturday, December 6, 2014

Pigeon and European starling

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Tamduva - Columba livia - Feral Pigeon

Stare - Sturnus vulgaris - European starling 
© NF Photo 140603, Reykjavik, Iceland

Two common birds world wide was also seen in Iceland.

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Tuesday, December 2, 2014

Skrattmås - Larus ridibubdus - Black-headed Gull

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Skrattmås - Larus ridibubdus - Black-headed Gull
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© NF Photo 140602, Ölfusá river, Hotel Sellfoss, Iceland

The last image is the view from my hotel room. It is the river where it all happened. I was fascinated by the gulls and watched them for quite a while. They seemed to play games with the stream. Like children using a slide in a water park. They flew upstream, landed and floated downstream, then back up again. There was maybe ten of them joining the fun.

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Saturday, November 29, 2014

A few birds in Vik, Iceland

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Ejder - Somateria mollissima - Common Eider
 They seem to have fun in the waves : )

 Småspov - Numenius phaeopus - Whimbrel
This one was splashing a lot

Hm, you are not there....... Oystercatcher and Whimbrel 
© NF Photo 140602,Vik, Iceland
 
Quite impossible to get close but still a nice experience. Both places in the same area. I was standing on a dirt road in between them. Good place, great birds in both directions.

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Saturday, November 22, 2014

Enkelbeckasin - Gallinago gallinago - Common Snipe

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Enkelbeckasin - Gallinago gallinago - Common Snipe
© NF Photo 140602, Iceland

This seemed to be a common bird in Iceland. At least in the southern part of the island. I could easily get used to hearing its sound in the sky. You hear them long before you see them. To bad I found no video that had teh sound.

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Flying Common Snipe on youtube

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Monday, November 17, 2014

Strandskata - Haematopus ostralegus - Eurasian Oystercatcher

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Strandskata - Haematopus ostralegus - Eurasian Oystercatcher
© NF Photo 140602, Vik i Myrdal, Iceland

With the sighting of Oystercatchers in Queensland too I have now seen this species in 5  or 6 countries from Iceland down to Queensland. But I am still happy when I see it.  :)
Iceland, Scotland, Sweden, Morocco, Australia and maybe, Camargue in France (but that I have to check out)

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Saturday, November 15, 2014

Storlabb - Stercorarius skua - Great skua

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Storlabb - Stercorarius skua - Great skua
© NF Photo 140601, Jokulsárlón Glacier Lagoon

This is a large bird that don´t seem to be all that nice. It is often robbing gulls and terns from their catches. Learn more of Great skua on wiki

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Saturday, November 8, 2014

Smålom - Gavia stellata - Red-throated loon

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Smålom - Gavia stellata - Red-throated loon 
© NF Photo 140601, Jokulsárlón  Glacier Lagoon,  2:d location
 
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Well, my images is not that great from the birds point of view. They were far out. And my 400mm lens was not of much help. But I found a fine video I can share.


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Tuesday, November 4, 2014

Ejder - Somateria mollissima - Common Eider

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Ejder - Somateria mollissima - Common Eider
© NF Photo 140601 Jokulsárlón  Glacier Lagoon, Iceland

Eiders love it in the cold waters of Iceland. Here is 3 males landing in the icy waters.

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