Return Journey to Myvatn

We drove back from Husavik to Myvatn in beautiful late afternoon light, giving great contrasts and colour to the landscapes.

Birds of Husavik, Iceland

 Sunday 2nd March: We enjoyed 4 hours bird watching at Husavik on the north shore. There were  some very smart Long-tailed Ducks together with numerous Eider playing in the surf together and four Harlequin Ducks. A small flock of Snow Buntings flittered around the rocks where a large flock of Purple Sandpipers were roosting occasionally taking off and circling the harbour. Fulmars skimmed the waves and there were several Black Guillemots in various phases of plumage.

Husavik, Iceland

 Husavik on the north coast  of Iceland is a centre for whaling trips. The wooden church was built in 1907. It was snowing when we first arrived but the clouds broke up giving some attractive views of the harbour. The group spent some time on the harbour wall looking for different sea birds.

Iceland: Myvatn to Husavik

Sunday 2nd March: It had snowed heavily overnight and was still snowing when we drove from Myvatn to Husavik. The scenery along the way was captivating in its gentle colours and shapes. The Ptarmingan image is from the previous evening around Reykjahlid; the Barrow's Goldeneye were on the river at the far end of the lake.

Aurora borealis

I have just published a Website Gallery of the brilliant northern lights that we witnessed on our first night in Iceland. Auroral displays appear in shades of red, yellow, green, blue, and violet. The lights appear in many forms from patches or scattered clouds of light to streamers, arcs, rippling curtains or shooting rays that light up the sky with an eerie glow. This set was taken at Grindavik Iceland Thursday 27th February 2014.

Krafla Thermal Area Iceland

Saturday March 1st afternoon. We visited the geothermal area of mud pools and spouts as the weather closed in giving exciting lighting opportunites and a return to minimal landscape designs.

Iceland in colour

 Saturday March 1st: Morning. We woke to a good covering of snow but cloudy. The clouds soon broke up a bit  to give some lovely subtle colour to the landscape. These are on the road from Myvatn to Reykjahlid. We travelled this  stretch a couple of times looking for Gyr Falcons. We saw five birds but always at a distance. Here is the best my lens could do with much help from sharpening software (70-200 with 2 times converter)