Wildlife

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  • PonyPony

    The Icelandic Pony is one of the har­di­est breeds of horse in the world. Even as far north as the sub-​​​​arctic lavafields of Ice­land, they can live out­doors with no stables, and to my eye this par­tic­u­lar indi­vidual looks like he is pos­it­ively enjoy­ing the brisk wind blow­ing in from the Arc­tic Ocean to the […]

  • PuffinPuffin

    The Atlantic Puffin (Frater­cula arc­tica) lives in large num­bers on Iceland’s most fam­ous bird cliff, Látrab­jarg, where they are isol­ated from pred­at­ors to the extent that they fear noth­ing; not even humans. Hence I was able to get very close to these ador­able birds as the sun was just start­ing to set, at about 10pm, after […]

  • Puffin (2)Puffin with burrow diggings at Hermaness, on the island of Unst

    An atlantic puffin (Frater­cula arc­tica) at Her­maness cliffs on the island of Unst, in the Shet­land Islands. Puffins live in bur­rows at the top of sea cliffs, which they excav­ate with their unique beaks.

  • PuffinsPuffins at Hermaness, on the island of Unst

    Atlantic Puffins (Frater­cula arc­tica) on the cliffs at Her­maness on Unst in the Shet­land Islands. Puffins are very social birds, and can be seen enga­ging in all sorts of idio­syn­cratic routines and rituals together.

  • ScrutinyWatcher

    This horse appeared to be the leader of the herd we came across on the banks of Hrutafjörður in Ice­land. As I approached the herd, this one was the first to come over to see what I was doing, and to make sure I was no threat. I gradu­ally gained his trust, get­ting close enough to brush his cheek […]