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Mad Scientess ([personal profile] nanila) wrote2011-09-11 08:55 pm
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Puffins in Iceland

It has long been a dream of mine to see puffins in the flesh, so our Iceland trip included a puffin-watching jaunt in Reykjavik harbour. The puffins had given up on breeding on the islands in the harbour & were headed back out to sea, so we only got to see them on the water. They were pretty tough to photograph, being skittish and also quite small. Their take-off from water is less than graceful as it involves a lot of frantic flapping and their flying silhouette is rather chunky. But they were adorable to watch.

























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[personal profile] meloukhia 2011-09-11 09:05 pm (UTC)(link)
Puffins! Oh, I'm so jealous. That must have been amazing in person.
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[personal profile] holyschist 2011-09-11 09:54 pm (UTC)(link)
Oooh, you got more puffin sightings than I did! I showed up late enough that they were pretty far out. :-( I think one has to go in the middle of summer to properly see them on land.
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[personal profile] holyschist 2011-09-11 10:03 pm (UTC)(link)
Dang! It wasn't the best breeding season when I went, either. :-/ I hope this isn't a consistent pattern.

[personal profile] foxfinial 2011-09-12 07:33 am (UTC)(link)
I didn't see puffins, but I did eat one! I'm... not sure this is the same achievement.

[personal profile] foxfinial 2011-09-12 10:03 am (UTC)(link)
They're odd! The flavour is a mix of rich gamey bird and fish-taste, because of their diet. I found it in an Icelandic tapas restaurant in Reykjavik.
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[personal profile] sfred 2011-09-12 10:27 am (UTC)(link)
Wow! Well photographed!
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[personal profile] lark_ascends 2011-09-15 09:10 am (UTC)(link)
Cool!