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Spotting

by SarahNebelReykjavík, Suðurnes, Iceland

Reykjavík Botanical Gardens

1 2 Spotting

Spotting

by SarahNebelReykjavík, Suðurnes, Iceland

Reykjavík Botanical Gardens

7 3 Arctic Tern

Arctic Tern

by Marek KoszorekReykjavík, Iceland

2 1 Whooper Swan

Whooper Swan

by jess.fletch96Reykjavík, Iceland

0 0 Mallard

Mallard

by BambiJudyReykjavík, Suðurnes, Iceland

Male Mallard ducks, recognisable with their green shimmering heads.

0 2 Ocas y Gaviotas

Ocas y Gaviotas

by NúriaReykjavík, Suðurnes, Iceland

1 0 Grey goose

Grey goose

by Mutter_ShibulbaReykjavík, Suðurnes, Iceland

0 0 Eurasian Oystercatcher

Eurasian Oystercatcher

by BambiJudyReykjavík, Suðurnes, Iceland

0 0 Arctic Char

Arctic Char

by Little_BettyReykjavík, Iceland

Cold fresh water. Not sure if dwarf or regular char.

1 0 Common Columbine

Common Columbine

by LauraMariaReykjavík, Iceland

Perennial plant native to Europe, flowers can be purple, blue, pink or white. ...

2 1 Amanita Muscarita

Amanita Muscarita

by MarkétaKalvachováIceland

poisonous and psychoactive basidiomycete fungus

0 0 Mallard

Mallard

by BambiJudyReykjavík, Suðurnes, Iceland

Female Mallard with chicks.

1 0 Atlantic Puffin

Atlantic Puffin

by BambiJudyReykjavík, Suðurnes, Iceland

of the birdworld ! It was also on the menu of many fancy restaurants in

0 0 Greater Scaup duck

Greater Scaup duck

by BambiJudyReykjavík, Iceland

I am sorry for the poor quality, this picture was taken from a boat in the Bay ...

11 4 Arctic tern

Arctic tern

by BambiJudyReykjavík, Iceland

We were sitting in the old port of

0 0 Moon Jellyfish

Moon Jellyfish

by BambiJudyReykjavík, Suðurnes, Iceland

There were plenty of them in the harbour, between the boats.

0 0 Grey Goose

Grey Goose

by BambiJudyReykjavík, Suðurnes, Iceland

These birds were everywhere in the city. In the Botanical Garden they would not ...

0 0 Feral Rock Pigeon

Feral Rock Pigeon

by BambiJudyReykjavík, Suðurnes, Iceland

City dwellers, no matter what city you visit.

3 0 Icelandic Horse

Icelandic Horse

by BambiJudyReykjavík, Iceland

They are such kind and calm horses. Riding them through a lava field was ...

1 0 Whooper Swan

Whooper Swan

by LauraMariaReykjavík, Iceland

The whooper swan is one of the heaviest flying birds in the world. They are ...

1 0 Iceland Poppy

Iceland Poppy

by LauraMariaReykjavík, Iceland

Reykjavik, found growing in the cracks of ...

1 0 Common Pied Oystercatcher

Common Pied Oystercatcher

by LauraMariaReykjavík, Iceland

Striking, black-and-white wading bird with a bright orange bill and red rim ...

11 8 Wild Chamomile

Wild Chamomile

by LauraMariaIceland

Daisy-like plant that has a pleasant smell. Unlike the common daisy, chamomile ...

0 2 Artic Tern

Artic Tern

by TommasoBiasioloReykjavík, Iceland

Walking around a little peninsula in Iceland I got too close to a tern's colony ...

1 0 Sea Thrift

Sea Thrift

by SukanyaDattaIceland

Ground-hugging clump of vegetation with pink flowers on long stalks.

0 0 Flowers

Flowers

by SukanyaDattaIceland

Ground-hugging clump of flowering vegetation. Growing wild.

1 0 Mountain Avens

Mountain Avens

by SukanyaDattaIceland

White flower with yellow centres. Dotting the mountainside..

1 0 Eurasian Oystercatcher

Eurasian Oystercatcher

by SukanyaDattaGrundarhverfi, Iceland

The name Pied oystercatcher suits it best...it is black and white ...with a ...

1 0 Brown-headed Gull

Brown-headed Gull

by SukanyaDattaGrundarhverfi, Iceland

White neck, chocolate-coloured head and light grey/ashy wings. Webbed feet.

1 2 Arctic Tern

Arctic Tern

by LauraMariaIceland

Arctic terns are very agile fliers, able to make sharp turns in a second. They ...

1 0 Golden Hawk's-Beard

Golden Hawk's-Beard

by LauraMariaIceland

flowers that grow at altitude. Reykjavik ...

2 0 Greylag Goose

Greylag Goose

by SukanyaDattaGrundarhverfi, Iceland

Typical " duck" shape. Bulky bird. There were many goslings too.

0 0 Ringed Plover

Ringed Plover

by LauraMariaReykjavík, Iceland

A small, short-legged wader easily identified by the rich brown and white ...

3 3 Atlantic Puffin

Atlantic Puffin

by LauraMariaReykjavík, Iceland

The only puffin found in the Atlantic. Unmistakable with its black back, white ...

2 1 European Golden Plover (juvenile)

European Golden Plover (juvenile)

by LauraMariaIceland

This plover gets its name from the lovely golden hue in the feathers on its ...

2 0 Northern Minke Whale

Northern Minke Whale

by LauraMariaReykjavík, Iceland

The second smallest baleen whale in the world. Used to be hunted by humans in ...

2 2 Meadow Pipit

Meadow Pipit

by LauraMariaReykjavík, Iceland

One of Iceland's most common passerines. It is a small (smaller than a ...

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