Puffins in Iceland

[nanila]

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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[foxfinial]

I didn't see puffins, but I did eat one! I'm... not sure this is the same achievement.

[nanila]

Ahaha, one of the women on the puffin-watching tour kept banging on about how delicious puffin is. Some of the other passengers were not so impressed.

I would have liked to try it, but we never really made an effort to find it on this trip. I'm sure the bloke & I will be more adventurous when we return on our own for the month-long bus/camping trip. :)

[foxfinial]

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.