Birds Birds Birds

[vainamoinen]

This bird I also don't know but it attacks terns and takes away the fish they caught

One of Skuas. Great Skua, I think.

[vainamoinen]

A young tern

This isn't a young but an adult tern. Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisea).

[asteria]

Maybe adult but this one(and many others) was sitting and waiting when its parent brings fish and feeds it.

Some more Icelandic birds

Unknown again:



Cormorans(?) and terns


Cormorans and seals:



Terns bathing:



Swans:



Some duck with a chick:

[vainamoinen]

Cormorans(?) and terns

No, these aren't Cormorans but Black Guillemots (Cepphus grylle).

[vainamoinen]

Some duck with a chick:

Common Eider

[asteria]

There were no male common eiders and we could see only females and chicks. They resembled mallards a bit but at the same time they ate fish while mallards don't.

It's weird but in Iceland ppl eat puffins!

[Chimega]

There were no male common elders and we could see only females and chicks. They resembled mallards a bit but at the same time they ate fish while mallards don't.

It's weird but in Iceland ppl eat puffins!

They eat puffins??? OMG! Puffins are endangered, aren't they?

[asteria]

There are very many puffins in Iceland and I think they cook them for tourists. No idea why they do it, 'cause all fish eating birds considered to be unedible.

[vainamoinen]

They eat puffins??? OMG! Puffins are endangered, aren't they?

No, they aren't globally endangered. Life far in the north isn't easy. Puffins looks beautiful for us but Iceland has the biggest puffin population in the world and it's traditional source of meat. I think it's not right to blame local people for hunting of these birds.

[Chimega]

No, they aren't globally endangered. Life far in the north isn't easy. Puffins looks beautiful for us but Iceland has the biggest puffin population in the world and it's traditional source of meat. I think it's not right to blame local people for hunting of these birds.

According to National Geographic, they are now endangered in that area.

Iceland Puffin Threatened
December 5, 2008—In Iceland's remote Westman Islands, warming weather is threatening a beloved mascot: the Atlantic puffin.

http://video.nationalgeographic.com/vid ... ened-wcvin

[vainamoinen]

According to National Geographic, they are now endangered in that area.

Iceland Puffin Threatened
December 5, 2008—In Iceland's remote Westman Islands, warming weather is threatening a beloved mascot: the Atlantic puffin.

http://video.nationalgeographic.com/vid ... ened-wcvin[/quote]

Yes, you are right, number of puffins is decreasing, possibly due to global warming. However world population according to IUCN isn't endangered.

http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/22694927/0

[airras]

good morning.
Jordi has left me this photo of a European Alcotan( Falco subbuteo)was banding the chicks and could take this picture of the male

banding was also 58 vultures

[Felis silvestris]

The falcon looks a bit apprehensive as to what happens to his chicks, but the photo is beautiful! Thanks airras and Jordi!

[airras]

yes Felis has the face of circumstance

[airras]

jordi sent me some videos of chickens "alcotan"(Falco subbuteo) to ring a few days ago



This video is the nest with the male and female

the male in the host

hope you like

[Fleur]

beautiful movies airras

[Bea]

Thank you, airras, for sharing these great videos here
And of course many thanks and greets to Jordi

[airras]

Thanks Fleur and Bea, Jordi salute on your part, is preparing more videos and photos, as soon as the need ceases here

[Lussi05]

Airras/Jordi, beautiful videos, thank you

[macdoum]

Airras & Jordi thanks for all those lovely videos. A falcon species I did not know,until now.