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I joined a puffin tour from Reykjavík this summer, with the company Elding. I was glad to note that they seemed very conscious about their impact on the puffin colonies, for example they only go out to the puffin islands with small boats now, not the larger whale watching vessels. The engine was turned off when we arrived by the islands, and we just drifted along, watching the busy (and, funnily enough, quite clumsy-looking) puffins. Good times! :-) Puffin ( Fratercula arctica ) Nikon D7000 + Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 Processed in UFRaw/Gimp

I joined a puffin tour from Reykjavík this summer, with the company Elding. I was glad to note that they seemed very conscious about their impact on the puffin colonies, for example they only go out to the puffin islands with small boats now, not the larger whale watching vessels. The engine was turned off when we arrived by the islands, and we just drifted along, watching the busy (and, funnily enough, quite clumsy-looking) puffins. Good times! :-) Puffin ( Fratercula arctica ) Nikon D7000 + Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 Processed in UFRaw/Gimp

A young common eider ( Somateria mollissima ) flying past our boat just outside of Reykjavík. Nikon D7000 + Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 Processed in UFRaw/Gimp

An early moment of an eruption of Strokkur , the most active geyser in the Haukadalur geothermal area. Nikon D7000 + Nikkor 50mm f/1.8 Processed in UFRaw/Gimp

Standing on Dyrhólaey, overlooking the black beach Reynisfjara. Nikon D7000 + Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 Processed in UFRaw/Gimp

A great skua ( Stercorarius skua ) amongst tourists enjoying the views over Jökulsárlón. Nikon D7000 + Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 Processed in UFRaw/Gimp

It was great to see an abundance of seals in the glacial lagoon, apparently these glacial estuarine waters are rich in fish and other nutritious species for both seals and birds. Nikon D7000 + Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 Processed in UFRaw/Gimp

Apparently lots of fish (and therefore bird action - mostly terns and skuas) where the Jökulsárlón river lagoon runs into the sea. Nikon D7000 + Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 Processed in UFRaw/Gimp

The main road along the southern coast of Iceland passes Jökulsárlón , a beautiful glacial river lagoon, starting at the tongue of the Breiðamerkurjökull glacier and running into the sea. Lots of bird life and seals, and wonderful iceberg formations. One of the spectatular sights along the Icelandic coast! Nikon D7000 + Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 Processed in UFRaw/Gimp