Sunday, 24 June 2012

Whale bones, bassalt beaches, moody skies and ducking Terns

Went in search of Puffins and Seals today but found neither. Driving round the Snaefellsness Peninsula in the rain I did come across a huge whale bone used to mark the entrance to a well. Out on the far Western tip of the peninsula were black bassalt beaches deserted apart from some hardy little alpines. No idea where they get food and nutrition from.

Not a Puffin or Seal in sight but an Artctic Fox ambled across the road in front of me and hung about while I got the bins out and followed him for about 10 minutes as he skulked about looking for nests to raid. Don't see many of those fellas round here.

I did come across many hundreds of Arctic Terns and got mobbed again. You hear a few warning clicks before getting a smack on the head. Don't look up! They'll have your eye out! It's fun/exciting at first but quickly gets pretty annoying.

Couple of pics below. Very pleased with the fox spot today.

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