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  • The Thick-billed Murre or Br¸nnich's Guillemot (Uria lomvia) is a bird in the auk family (Alcidae). This bird is named after the Danish zoologist Morten Thrane Br¸nnich. The very deeply black North Pacific subspecies Uria lomvia arra is also called Pallas' Murre after its describer..www.gudmann.is
    _EG10097.jpg
  • The Purple Sandpiper, Calidris, Arquatella or Erolia maritima is a small shorebird.  These birds forage on rocky coasts, picking up food by sight. They mainly eat insects and mollusks, also some plant material.
    Sendlingur_EG17245.jpg
  • The Wigeon is a bird of open wetlands, such as wet grassland or marshes with some taller vegetation, and usually feeds by dabbling for plant food or grazing, which it does very readily.
    EurasianWigeon_EG83381.jpg
  • The Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus, also known as the Common Pied Oystercatcher, or (in Europe) just Oystercatcher, is a wader in the oystercatcher bird family Haematopodidae.
    Tjaldur_EG06299.jpg
  • The Wigeon is a bird of open wetlands, such as wet grassland or marshes with some taller vegetation, and usually feeds by dabbling for plant food or grazing, which it does very readily.
    Raudhofdi_EG04574.jpg
  • The Wigeon is a bird of open wetlands, such as wet grassland or marshes with some taller vegetation, and usually feeds by dabbling for plant food or grazing, which it does very readily.
    Raudhofdi_EG80458.jpg
  • The Wigeon is a bird of open wetlands, such as wet grassland or marshes with some taller vegetation, and usually feeds by dabbling for plant food or grazing, which it does very readily.
    EurasianWigeon_EG83355.jpg
  • These are omnivores like most Larus gulls, and they will eat fish, insects, molluscs, starfish, offal, scraps, eggs, small birds, small mammals and carrion as well as seeds, berries and grain.
    Hvitmafur_EG01939.jpg
  • The Purple Sandpiper, Calidris, Arquatella or Erolia maritima is a small shorebird.  These birds forage on rocky coasts, picking up food by sight. They mainly eat insects and mollusks, also some plant material.
    Sendlingur_EG06316.jpg
  • The Purple Sandpiper, Calidris, Arquatella or Erolia maritima is a small shorebird.  These birds forage on rocky coasts, picking up food by sight. They mainly eat insects and mollusks, also some plant material.
    Sendlingur_EG06285.jpg
  • The Purple Sandpiper, Calidris, Arquatella or Erolia maritima is a small shorebird.  These birds forage on rocky coasts, picking up food by sight. They mainly eat insects and mollusks, also some plant material.
    Sendlingur_EG06287.jpg
  • The Purple Sandpiper, Calidris, Arquatella or Erolia maritima is a small shorebird.  These birds forage on rocky coasts, picking up food by sight. They mainly eat insects and mollusks, also some plant material.
    Sendlingur_EG06284.jpg
  • The Common Snipe (Gallinago gallinago), also called a Fantail Snipe, European Sandpiper, or weet-weet, is a small, stocky shorebird.
    Hrossagaukur_EG00401.jpg
  • The Common Snipe (Gallinago gallinago), also called a Fantail Snipe, European Sandpiper, or weet-weet, is a small, stocky shorebird.
    Hrossagaukur_EG1_6783.jpg
  • The Red-necked Phalarope, Phalaropus lobatus, is a small wader. This phalarope  breeds in the Arctic regions of North America and Eurasia. It is migratory, and, unusually for a wader, winters at sea on tropical oceans.
    Odinshani_EG25951-2.jpg
  • The Common Snipe (Gallinago gallinago), also called a Fantail Snipe, European Sandpiper, or weet-weet, is a small, stocky shorebird.
    Hrossagaukur_EG00409.jpg
  • Greater Scaup (Aythya marila) - Summer breeding grounds of the Greater Scaup range across the northern limits of Europe (including Iceland) and Asia, through the Aleutian Islands (year-round breeding) to Alaska (USA), and across to the Atlantic coast of Canada (del Hoyo et al. 1992). It winters further south, reaching California, the great lakes and northern Florida in North America, the Adriatic Sea and northern Black Sea in Europe, the western Caspian Sea, and on the Pacific coast of Asia as far as south-east China (del Hoyo et al. 1992).
    Duggond_EG04290.jpg
  • Greater Scaup (Aythya marila) - Summer breeding grounds of the Greater Scaup range across the northern limits of Europe (including Iceland) and Asia, through the Aleutian Islands (year-round breeding) to Alaska (USA), and across to the Atlantic coast of Canada (del Hoyo et al. 1992). It winters further south, reaching California, the great lakes and northern Florida in North America, the Adriatic Sea and northern Black Sea in Europe, the western Caspian Sea, and on the Pacific coast of Asia as far as south-east China (del Hoyo et al. 1992).
    GreaterScaup_EG83463.jpg
  • The Red-necked Phalarope, Phalaropus lobatus, is a small wader. This phalarope  breeds in the Arctic regions of North America and Eurasia. It is migratory, and, unusually for a wader, winters at sea on tropical oceans.
    Odinshani_EG81626.jpg
  • The Common Snipe (Gallinago gallinago), also called a Fantail Snipe, European Sandpiper, or weet-weet, is a small, stocky shorebird.
    Hrossagaukur_EG82007-2.jpg
  • The Red-necked Phalarope, Phalaropus lobatus, is a small wader. This phalarope  breeds in the Arctic regions of North America and Eurasia. It is migratory, and, unusually for a wader, winters at sea on tropical oceans.
    Odinshani_EG81626.jpg
  • Greater Scaup (Aythya marila) - Summer breeding grounds of the Greater Scaup range across the northern limits of Europe (including Iceland) and Asia, through the Aleutian Islands (year-round breeding) to Alaska (USA), and across to the Atlantic coast of Canada (del Hoyo et al. 1992). It winters further south, reaching California, the great lakes and northern Florida in North America, the Adriatic Sea and northern Black Sea in Europe, the western Caspian Sea, and on the Pacific coast of Asia as far as south-east China (del Hoyo et al. 1992).
    GreaterScaup_EG83459.jpg
  • The Common Snipe (Gallinago gallinago), also called a Fantail Snipe, European Sandpiper, or weet-weet, is a small, stocky shorebird.
    Hrossagaukur_EG82007.jpg
  • The Dunlin, Calidris alpina, is a small wader. It is highly gregarious in winter, sometimes forming large flocks on coastal mudflats or sandy beaches.
    Loutraell__EG01521.jpg
  • The Black-tailed Godwit, Limosa limosa, is a large, long-legged, long-billed shorebird. Its breeding range stretches from Iceland through Europe  and areas of central Asia.
    Jadrakan_EG03798.jpg
  • Barrow's Goldeneye is a common species and often seen at Mývatn, Iceland.
    Husond_EG1_5813.jpg
  • The Merganser duck is very shy and difficult to find in Iceland. Only 300 pairs can be found in Iceland.
    Gulond_EG2_7411004.jpg
  • Barrow's Goldeneye is a common species and often seen at Mývatn, Iceland.
    Husond_EG04222.jpg
  • The Black-tailed Godwit, Limosa limosa, is a large, long-legged, long-billed shorebird. Its breeding range stretches from Iceland through Europe  and areas of central Asia.
    Jadrakan_EG53396.jpg
  • The Merlin (Falco columbarius) is a smallish falcon from the Northern Hemisphere.
    Smyrill_EG82879.jpg
  • Barrow's Goldeneye is a common species and often seen at Mývatn, Iceland.
    Husond_EG88696.jpg
  • Barrow's Goldeneye is a common species and often seen at Mývatn, Iceland.
    Husond_EG88656.jpg
  • The Common Snipe (Gallinago gallinago), also called a Fantail Snipe, European Sandpiper, or weet-weet, is a small, stocky shorebird.
    Hrossagaukur_EG51252.jpg
  • Barrow's Goldeneye is a common species and often seen at Mývatn, Iceland.
    Husond_EG81051-2-2.jpg
  • The Black-tailed Godwit, Limosa limosa, is a large, long-legged, long-billed shorebird. Its breeding range stretches from Iceland through Europe  and areas of central Asia.
    Jadrakan_EG97537.jpg
  • Barrow's Goldeneye is a common species and often seen at Mývatn, Iceland.
    Husond_EG81171.jpg
  • The Common Snipe (Gallinago gallinago), also called a Fantail Snipe, European Sandpiper, or weet-weet, is a small, stocky shorebird.
    Hrossagaukur_EG51247.jpg
  • The Common Snipe (Gallinago gallinago), also called a Fantail Snipe, European Sandpiper, or weet-weet, is a small, stocky shorebird.
    Hrossagaukur_EG51186.jpg
  • The Common Snipe (Gallinago gallinago), also called a Fantail Snipe, European Sandpiper, or weet-weet, is a small, stocky shorebird.
    Hrossagaukur_EG51107.jpg
  • The Common Snipe (Gallinago gallinago), also called a Fantail Snipe, European Sandpiper, or weet-weet, is a small, stocky shorebird.
    Hrossagaukur_EG51094.jpg
  • The Common Snipe (Gallinago gallinago), also called a Fantail Snipe, European Sandpiper, or weet-weet, is a small, stocky shorebird.
    Hrossagaukur_EG51086.jpg
  • The Common Snipe (Gallinago gallinago), also called a Fantail Snipe, European Sandpiper, or weet-weet, is a small, stocky shorebird.
    Hrossagaukur_EG51056.jpg
  • The Black-tailed Godwit, Limosa limosa, is a large, long-legged, long-billed shorebird. Its breeding range stretches from Iceland through Europe  and areas of central Asia.
    Jadrakan_EG03935.jpg
  • Barrow's Goldeneye is a common species and often seen at Mývatn, Iceland.
    Husond_EG81051.jpg
  • The Common Snipe (Gallinago gallinago), also called a Fantail Snipe, European Sandpiper, or weet-weet, is a small, stocky shorebird.
    Hrossagaukur_EG51273.jpg
  • The Common Snipe (Gallinago gallinago), also called a Fantail Snipe, European Sandpiper, or weet-weet, is a small, stocky shorebird.
    Hrossagaukur_EG51248.jpg
  • The Common Snipe (Gallinago gallinago), also called a Fantail Snipe, European Sandpiper, or weet-weet, is a small, stocky shorebird.
    Hrossagaukur_EG51132.jpg
  • Barrow's Goldeneye is a common species and often seen at Mývatn, Iceland.
    Husond_EG81085.jpg
  • Amazing bird to watch when fishing. This is a very common and widespread bird species. It feeds on the sea, in estuaries, and on freshwater lakes and rivers.
    Dilaskarfur_EG28437.jpg
  • Amazing bird to watch when fishing. This is a very common and widespread bird species. It feeds on the sea, in estuaries, and on freshwater lakes and rivers.
    Dilaskarfur__EG28438.jpg
  • Amazing bird to watch when fishing. This is a very common and widespread bird species. It feeds on the sea, in estuaries, and on freshwater lakes and rivers.
    Dilaskarfur_EG12151.jpg
  • Amazing bird to watch when fishing. This is a very common and widespread bird species. It feeds on the sea, in estuaries, and on freshwater lakes and rivers.
    Dilaskarfur_EG10318.jpg
  • Amazing bird to watch when fishing. This is a very common and widespread bird species. It feeds on the sea, in estuaries, and on freshwater lakes and rivers.
    Cormorant DilaskarfurEG1_7052.jpg
  • Amazing bird to watch when fishing. This is a very common and widespread bird species. It feeds on the sea, in estuaries, and on freshwater lakes and rivers.
    Cormorant DilaskarfurEG1_7000.jpg
  • Amazing bird to watch when fishing. This is a very common and widespread bird species. It feeds on the sea, in estuaries, and on freshwater lakes and rivers.
    Cormorant EGskarfaDSC_0031.jpg
  • Amazing bird to watch when fishing. This is a very common and widespread bird species. It feeds on the sea, in estuaries, and on freshwater lakes and rivers.
    Cormorant DilaskarfurEG1_6947.jpg
  • Amazing bird to watch when fishing. This is a very common and widespread bird species. It feeds on the sea, in estuaries, and on freshwater lakes and rivers.
    Cormorant DilaskarfurEG1_7095.jpg
  • Amazing bird to watch when fishing. This is a very common and widespread bird species. It feeds on the sea, in estuaries, and on freshwater lakes and rivers.
    Cormorant DilaskarfurEG1_7073.jpg
  • These are omnivores like most Larus gulls, and they will eat fish, insects, molluscs, starfish, offal, scraps, eggs, small birds, small mammals and carrion as well as seeds, berries and grain.
    Gull HvitmafurEG1_6059.jpg
  • These are omnivores like most Larus gulls, and they will eat fish, insects, molluscs, starfish, offal, scraps, eggs, small birds, small mammals and carrion as well as seeds, berries and grain.
    Gull HvitmafurEG1_5958.jpg
  • These are omnivores like most Larus gulls, and they will eat fish, insects, molluscs, starfish, offal, scraps, eggs, small birds, small mammals and carrion as well as seeds, berries and grain.
    Gull HvitmafurEG1_5876.jpg
  • These are omnivores like most Larus gulls, and they will eat fish, insects, molluscs, starfish, offal, scraps, eggs, small birds, small mammals and carrion as well as seeds, berries and grain.
    Gull HvitmafurEG1_5821.jpg
  • These are omnivores like most Larus gulls, and they will eat fish, insects, molluscs, starfish, offal, scraps, eggs, small birds, small mammals and carrion as well as seeds, berries and grain.
    Gull HvitmafurEG1_5818.jpg
  • Amazing bird to watch when fishing. This is a very common and widespread bird species. It feeds on the sea, in estuaries, and on freshwater lakes and rivers.
    Cormorant EG9_2897Dilaskarfur.jpg
  • These are omnivores like most Larus gulls, and they will eat fish, insects, molluscs, starfish, offal, scraps, eggs, small birds, small mammals and carrion as well as seeds, berries and grain.
    EG7_1336mafur.jpg
  • These are omnivores like most Larus gulls, and they will eat fish, insects, molluscs, starfish, offal, scraps, eggs, small birds, small mammals and carrion as well as seeds, berries and grain.
    Gull HvitmafurEG1_5998.jpg
  • The Great Skua, Stercorarius skua, is a large seabird in the skua family Stercorariidae. In Britain, it is sometimes known by the name Bonxie, a Shetland name of unknown origin.<br />
This bird eats mainly fish, which it often obtains by robbing gulls, terns and even Northern Gannets of their catches. It will also directly attack and kill other seabirds, up to the size of Great Black-backed Gulls. Like most other skua species, it continues this piratical behaviour throughout the year, showing less agility and more brute force than the smaller skuas when it harasses its victims.
    Skumur_EG4_9632.jpg
  • The Great Skua, Stercorarius skua, is a large seabird in the skua family Stercorariidae. In Britain, it is sometimes known by the name Bonxie, a Shetland name of unknown origin.<br />
This bird eats mainly fish, which it often obtains by robbing gulls, terns and even Northern Gannets of their catches. It will also directly attack and kill other seabirds, up to the size of Great Black-backed Gulls. Like most other skua species, it continues this piratical behaviour throughout the year, showing less agility and more brute force than the smaller skuas when it harasses its victims.
    Skumur_EG4_0729.jpg
  • The Great Skua, Stercorarius skua, is a large seabird in the skua family Stercorariidae. In Britain, it is sometimes known by the name Bonxie, a Shetland name of unknown origin.<br />
This bird eats mainly fish, which it often obtains by robbing gulls, terns and even Northern Gannets of their catches. It will also directly attack and kill other seabirds, up to the size of Great Black-backed Gulls. Like most other skua species, it continues this piratical behaviour throughout the year, showing less agility and more brute force than the smaller skuas when it harasses its victims.
    Skumur_EG4_0725.jpg
  • The Great Skua, Stercorarius skua, is a large seabird in the skua family Stercorariidae. In Britain, it is sometimes known by the name Bonxie, a Shetland name of unknown origin.<br />
This bird eats mainly fish, which it often obtains by robbing gulls, terns and even Northern Gannets of their catches. It will also directly attack and kill other seabirds, up to the size of Great Black-backed Gulls. Like most other skua species, it continues this piratical behaviour throughout the year, showing less agility and more brute force than the smaller skuas when it harasses its victims.
    Skumur_EG4_0668.jpg
  • The Great Skua, Stercorarius skua, is a large seabird in the skua family Stercorariidae. In Britain, it is sometimes known by the name Bonxie, a Shetland name of unknown origin.<br />
This bird eats mainly fish, which it often obtains by robbing gulls, terns and even Northern Gannets of their catches. It will also directly attack and kill other seabirds, up to the size of Great Black-backed Gulls. Like most other skua species, it continues this piratical behaviour throughout the year, showing less agility and more brute force than the smaller skuas when it harasses its victims.
    Skumur_EG4_0614.jpg
  • The Great Skua, Stercorarius skua, is a large seabird in the skua family Stercorariidae. In Britain, it is sometimes known by the name Bonxie, a Shetland name of unknown origin.<br />
This bird eats mainly fish, which it often obtains by robbing gulls, terns and even Northern Gannets of their catches. It will also directly attack and kill other seabirds, up to the size of Great Black-backed Gulls. Like most other skua species, it continues this piratical behaviour throughout the year, showing less agility and more brute force than the smaller skuas when it harasses its victims.
    Skumur_EG4_0574.jpg
  • The Great Skua, Stercorarius skua, is a large seabird in the skua family Stercorariidae. In Britain, it is sometimes known by the name Bonxie, a Shetland name of unknown origin.<br />
This bird eats mainly fish, which it often obtains by robbing gulls, terns and even Northern Gannets of their catches. It will also directly attack and kill other seabirds, up to the size of Great Black-backed Gulls. Like most other skua species, it continues this piratical behaviour throughout the year, showing less agility and more brute force than the smaller skuas when it harasses its victims.
    Skumur_EG4_0161.jpg
  • The English name derives from the bird's red underwing. It is not closely related to the Red-winged Blackbird, a North American species sometimes nicknamed  "redwing".
    Skogartrostur_EG17675.jpg
  • The common Eider is very common bird in Iceland as the name suggests.
    Aedarfugl_EG19836.jpg
  • Mergus merganser trying to swallow Shorthorn Sculpin (Myoxocephalus scorpius). Taken in dark light in february..It is possibly the fastest bird in level flight. It can reach 129 km/h (80 mph),but is disputed whether the White-throated Needletail is faster, reportedly flying at 170 km/h. These photos are taken in North-east Iceland
    Toppond_EG10278.jpg
  • Red Breasted Merganser shaking. .It is possibly the fastest bird in level flight. It can reach 129 km/h (80 mph),but is disputed whether the White-throated Needletail is faster, reportedly flying at 170 km/h. These photos are taken in North-east Iceland
    Toppond_EG10096.jpg
  • The Great Skua, Stercorarius skua, is a large seabird in the skua family Stercorariidae. In Britain, it is sometimes known by the name Bonxie, a Shetland name of unknown origin.<br />
This bird eats mainly fish, which it often obtains by robbing gulls, terns and even Northern Gannets of their catches. It will also directly attack and kill other seabirds, up to the size of Great Black-backed Gulls. Like most other skua species, it continues this piratical behaviour throughout the year, showing less agility and more brute force than the smaller skuas when it harasses its victims.
    Skumur_EG4_0089.jpg
  • The Great Skua, Stercorarius skua, is a large seabird in the skua family Stercorariidae. In Britain, it is sometimes known by the name Bonxie, a Shetland name of unknown origin.<br />
This bird eats mainly fish, which it often obtains by robbing gulls, terns and even Northern Gannets of their catches. It will also directly attack and kill other seabirds, up to the size of Great Black-backed Gulls. Like most other skua species, it continues this piratical behaviour throughout the year, showing less agility and more brute force than the smaller skuas when it harasses its victims.
    Skumur_EG4_0176.jpg
  • The Great Skua, Stercorarius skua, is a large seabird in the skua family Stercorariidae. In Britain, it is sometimes known by the name Bonxie, a Shetland name of unknown origin.<br />
This bird eats mainly fish, which it often obtains by robbing gulls, terns and even Northern Gannets of their catches. It will also directly attack and kill other seabirds, up to the size of Great Black-backed Gulls. Like most other skua species, it continues this piratical behaviour throughout the year, showing less agility and more brute force than the smaller skuas when it harasses its victims.
    Skumur_EG4_9634.jpg
  • The Great Skua, Stercorarius skua, is a large seabird in the skua family Stercorariidae. In Britain, it is sometimes known by the name Bonxie, a Shetland name of unknown origin.<br />
This bird eats mainly fish, which it often obtains by robbing gulls, terns and even Northern Gannets of their catches. It will also directly attack and kill other seabirds, up to the size of Great Black-backed Gulls. Like most other skua species, it continues this piratical behaviour throughout the year, showing less agility and more brute force than the smaller skuas when it harasses its victims.
    Skumur_EG4_0874.jpg
  • The Great Skua, Stercorarius skua, is a large seabird in the skua family Stercorariidae. In Britain, it is sometimes known by the name Bonxie, a Shetland name of unknown origin.<br />
This bird eats mainly fish, which it often obtains by robbing gulls, terns and even Northern Gannets of their catches. It will also directly attack and kill other seabirds, up to the size of Great Black-backed Gulls. Like most other skua species, it continues this piratical behaviour throughout the year, showing less agility and more brute force than the smaller skuas when it harasses its victims.
    Skumur_EG4_0645.jpg
  • The Great Skua, Stercorarius skua, is a large seabird in the skua family Stercorariidae. In Britain, it is sometimes known by the name Bonxie, a Shetland name of unknown origin.<br />
This bird eats mainly fish, which it often obtains by robbing gulls, terns and even Northern Gannets of their catches. It will also directly attack and kill other seabirds, up to the size of Great Black-backed Gulls. Like most other skua species, it continues this piratical behaviour throughout the year, showing less agility and more brute force than the smaller skuas when it harasses its victims.
    Skumur_EG4_0711.jpg
  • The Great Skua, Stercorarius skua, is a large seabird in the skua family Stercorariidae. In Britain, it is sometimes known by the name Bonxie, a Shetland name of unknown origin.<br />
This bird eats mainly fish, which it often obtains by robbing gulls, terns and even Northern Gannets of their catches. It will also directly attack and kill other seabirds, up to the size of Great Black-backed Gulls. Like most other skua species, it continues this piratical behaviour throughout the year, showing less agility and more brute force than the smaller skuas when it harasses its victims.
    Skumur_EG4_0663.jpg
  • The Great Skua, Stercorarius skua, is a large seabird in the skua family Stercorariidae. In Britain, it is sometimes known by the name Bonxie, a Shetland name of unknown origin.<br />
This bird eats mainly fish, which it often obtains by robbing gulls, terns and even Northern Gannets of their catches. It will also directly attack and kill other seabirds, up to the size of Great Black-backed Gulls. Like most other skua species, it continues this piratical behaviour throughout the year, showing less agility and more brute force than the smaller skuas when it harasses its victims.
    Skumur_EG4_0666.jpg
  • The Great Skua, Stercorarius skua, is a large seabird in the skua family Stercorariidae. In Britain, it is sometimes known by the name Bonxie, a Shetland name of unknown origin.<br />
This bird eats mainly fish, which it often obtains by robbing gulls, terns and even Northern Gannets of their catches. It will also directly attack and kill other seabirds, up to the size of Great Black-backed Gulls. Like most other skua species, it continues this piratical behaviour throughout the year, showing less agility and more brute force than the smaller skuas when it harasses its victims.
    Skumur_EG4_0179.jpg
  • The Great Skua, Stercorarius skua, is a large seabird in the skua family Stercorariidae. In Britain, it is sometimes known by the name Bonxie, a Shetland name of unknown origin.<br />
This bird eats mainly fish, which it often obtains by robbing gulls, terns and even Northern Gannets of their catches. It will also directly attack and kill other seabirds, up to the size of Great Black-backed Gulls. Like most other skua species, it continues this piratical behaviour throughout the year, showing less agility and more brute force than the smaller skuas when it harasses its victims.
    Skumur_EG4_0602.jpg
  • The Great Skua, Stercorarius skua, is a large seabird in the skua family Stercorariidae. In Britain, it is sometimes known by the name Bonxie, a Shetland name of unknown origin.<br />
This bird eats mainly fish, which it often obtains by robbing gulls, terns and even Northern Gannets of their catches. It will also directly attack and kill other seabirds, up to the size of Great Black-backed Gulls. Like most other skua species, it continues this piratical behaviour throughout the year, showing less agility and more brute force than the smaller skuas when it harasses its victims.
    Skumur_EG4_0082.jpg
  • The Great Skua, Stercorarius skua, is a large seabird in the skua family Stercorariidae. In Britain, it is sometimes known by the name Bonxie, a Shetland name of unknown origin.<br />
This bird eats mainly fish, which it often obtains by robbing gulls, terns and even Northern Gannets of their catches. It will also directly attack and kill other seabirds, up to the size of Great Black-backed Gulls. Like most other skua species, it continues this piratical behaviour throughout the year, showing less agility and more brute force than the smaller skuas when it harasses its victims.
    Skumur_EG4_0136.jpg
  • The Great Skua, Stercorarius skua, is a large seabird in the skua family Stercorariidae. In Britain, it is sometimes known by the name Bonxie, a Shetland name of unknown origin.<br />
This bird eats mainly fish, which it often obtains by robbing gulls, terns and even Northern Gannets of their catches. It will also directly attack and kill other seabirds, up to the size of Great Black-backed Gulls. Like most other skua species, it continues this piratical behaviour throughout the year, showing less agility and more brute force than the smaller skuas when it harasses its victims.
    Skumur_EG4_0062.jpg
  • The Great Skua, Stercorarius skua, is a large seabird in the skua family Stercorariidae. In Britain, it is sometimes known by the name Bonxie, a Shetland name of unknown origin.<br />
This bird eats mainly fish, which it often obtains by robbing gulls, terns and even Northern Gannets of their catches. It will also directly attack and kill other seabirds, up to the size of Great Black-backed Gulls. Like most other skua species, it continues this piratical behaviour throughout the year, showing less agility and more brute force than the smaller skuas when it harasses its victims.
    Skumur_EG4_0613_1.jpg
  • It is possibly the fastest bird in level flight. It can reach 129 km/h (80 mph),but is disputed whether the White-throated Needletail is faster, reportedly flying at 170 km/h. These photos are taken in North-east Iceland
    Toppond_EG10364.jpg
  • Red breasted merganser trying to swallow Shorthorn sculpin (Myoxocephalus scorpius) . It is possibly the fastest bird in level flight. It can reach 129 km/h (80 mph),but is disputed whether the White-throated Needletail is faster, reportedly flying at 170 km/h. These photos are taken in North-east Iceland
    Toppond_EG10268s.jpg
  • Red Breasted merganser shaking. .It is possibly the fastest bird in level flight. It can reach 129 km/h (80 mph),but is disputed whether the White-throated Needletail is faster, reportedly flying at 170 km/h. These photos are taken in North-east Iceland
    Toppond_EG10098.jpg
  • The European Starling, Common Starling or just Starling  (Sturnus vulgaris) is a passerine  bird in the family Sturnidae.
    Starling EGstari7_6774.jpg
  • The Snow Bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis), sometimes colloquially called "snowflake", is a passerine  bird in the bunting family Emberizidae. It is an arctic specialist, with a circumpolar Arctic breeding range throughout the northern hemisphere. These photos are taken in Grimsey, Iceland
    SnowBunting EG9_0717snjotittlingur.jpg
  • The White-tailed Eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla), also known as the Sea Eagle, Erne (sometimes Ern), or White-tailed Sea-eagle, is a large bird of prey in the family Accipitridae  which includes other raptors such as hawks, kites, and harriers. It is considered a close cousin of the Bald Eagle and occupies the same ecological niche, but in Eurasia.
    Eagle EGhaforn28_0487.jpg
  • The Atlantic Puffin (Fratercula arctica) is a seabird species  in the auk family. It is a pelagic bird that feeds primarily by diving for fish, but also eats other sea creatures, such as squid and crustaceans.
    Puffin LundiEG1_4013.jpg
  • The Atlantic Puffin (Fratercula arctica) is a seabird species  in the auk family. It is a pelagic bird that feeds primarily by diving for fish, but also eats other sea creatures, such as squid and crustaceans.
    Puffin LundiEG1_3854.jpg
  • The Atlantic Puffin (Fratercula arctica) is a seabird species  in the auk family. It is a pelagic bird that feeds primarily by diving for fish, but also eats other sea creatures, such as squid and crustaceans.
    Puffin LundiEG1_3793.jpg
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