Driving along the south coast of Iceland you will find hundreds of waterfalls big and small. Some better known than others but also many hidden gems like this one that you will most likely have all by yourself if you happen to find it
The Icelandic horses today are the same breed that came with the vikings 1100 years ago. They are friendly, docile and easy to handle but also enthusiastic and self-assured.
They still play a large part in Icelandic life both for leasure and work as farmers still use them to round up sheep
Clouds clearing after a heavy storm taken in January two years ago.
Winters in Iceland can be unpredictable but every winter we will have few snowstorms so bad that roads have to be closed and you don´t see the house across the street. Well, every winter so far.
The climate has been changing a lot in the last 10-15 years here up north. Two years ago it was endless storms, sometimes with rain, sometimes with snow and it was snowing in late May and that summer was cold and wet. Then last summer was the sunniest since 2000 and the winter so far has been the mildest in history. I still have some flowers in my garden and this is Iceland not Italy!
Something is happening with mother nature, that´s for sure
This old fishing boat has made it´s final journey long time ago and where the fish used to be flowers are now growing
A ravine made out of basalt columns in south east Iceland. One of those many hidden gems most people, not living in the area know about and you can have all by yourself if you find it that is. And further upstream is a beautiful waterfall
Atlantic Puffin (Fratercula arctica) by Diddi Sig The adult birds return to the colonies in late March or early April, and initially spend a long time on the sea in large flocks called rafts.
Where possible, the birds excavate a nesting burrow into the soil. Sometimes they will make use of Manx shearwater or rabbit burrows. Where burrowing is not possible, the birds nest under boulders or in cracks and cavities in cliffs.
The birds defend the nesting site and its immediate surround, and use it in subsequent years. Puffins lay only a single egg, in late April or early May. Both parents incubate it for 36-45 days, and they share the feeding duties until the chick is ready to fledge.
The fledging period is very variable, ranging from 34 to 60 days, depending on the area and year.
Adult birds desert their young shortly before they are ready to leave the nest. The timing of the breeding in puffin colonies is highly synchronised, and so the departure of all adults takes place within a few days.
The young birds leave their nest burrow and make their way to the sea, normally under cover of darkness to avoid predators. In some colonies, for instance in Iceland, nearby bright lights confuse the young birds, which then fly into the light and end up on city streets.
Puffins usually reach breeding age at 5-6 years old, and often live for 20 years.
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the icelandic space shuttle program by alex omarsson View On Black http://flic.kr/p/78sDsr
Sea and Rock by orvaratli Finally I managed to shoot some seascapes again. Found this fairly interesting rock formations during a rare calm day in the North Atlantic http://flic.kr/p/4NZXSo
Sig Nordal, Jr. 